Re: 2016 Trade Deadline Thread

[areobee401]

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Did I miss something? I thought Boston needs pitching...a bat?

They do. Infield bat off the bench was another need.

[redsox4evur]

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They do. Infield bat off the bench was another need.

Just a bat off the bench nevermind an infield bat.


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[Sportsforever]

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Just a bat off the bench nevermind an infield bat.


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Hmmm...is Hill a 10/5 player? I would be surprised if he'd accept a trade to a bench role.

[DamnYanks2]

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Yankees should trade anyone not named Betances, Bird, or Judge.

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Mateo?

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[redsox4evur]

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Hmmm...is Hill a 10/5 player? I would be surprised if he'd accept a trade to a bench role.

No he was traded to Milwaukee this past offseason in the Jean Segura trade.

[SPTO]

Re: 2016 Trade Deadline Thread

Aaron Hill to Boston...

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It's gonna be awfully hard to like Hill now but least i'll see him more often being in the AL East. He's a solid pro IMO. One of my favorites to wear a Jays uniform.

[Bard]

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I am completely cool with this trade. We needed a veteran bat off the bench.

[The Kid 24]

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Return for Hill was Aaron Wilkerson and Wendell Rijo.

Sox fans give me some info on these dudes.

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[redsox4evur]

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Return for Hill was Aaron Wilkerson and Wendell Rijo.

Sox fans give me some info on these dudes.

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Rijo was our #17 prospect. And Wilkerson was performing well in AAA and AA. I hadn't heard of him before the trade. But I guess there were some people calling for him to get some starts where our starters are trash. In AAA & AA he went 6-3 with a 2.14 ERA with 102 K's and 25 walks in 17 games with 16 starts. And in AAA he went 4-2 with a 2.44 era, 54 K's and 11 walks in 9 games and 8 starts and 48 innings pitched.

And here's the scouting report from MLB.com:

Spoiler

Though Rijo tore the ACL in his right knee in March 2012, the Red Sox still signed him for $575,000 out of the Dominican Republic as soon as he became eligible four months later. He grew up around the game as the son of Rafael Rijo, a former player and scout who's now an outfield instructor with the White Sox, and it showed. Wendell held his own as the only 19-year-old regular in the Class A Advanced Carolina League last year, but he struggled with the move up to Double-A in 2015, ultimately receiving a demotion back to Salem. This July, the Red Sox traded Rijo, along with Aaron Wilkerson, to Milwaukee in exchange for veteran Aaron Hill.

Rijo has an interesting package of offensive tools for a second baseman. He has a quick right-handed bat and barrels balls, showing the potential to hit for a solid average with lots of doubles and double-digit home run totals once he adds strength. He has the ability to work counts but sometimes gets caught up trying to do too much and overstrides at the plate.

A plus runner before he got hurt, Rijo now has closer-to-average speed that plays up on the bases and in the field because he has good instincts. He can steal a few bases and covers ground at second base, where club officials noted he did a better job of paying attention to detail after Boston signed Yoan Moncada. Now with the Brewers, Rijo could develop into an offensive-minded regular at second base.

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[The Kid 24]

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Rijo was our #17 prospect. And Wilkerson was performing well in AAA and AA. I hadn't heard of him before the trade. But I guess there were some people calling for him to get some starts where our starters are trash. In AAA & AA he went 6-3 with a 2.14 ERA with 102 K's and 25 walks in 17 games with 16 starts. And in AAA he went 4-2 with a 2.44 era, 54 K's and 11 walks in 9 games and 8 starts and 48 innings pitched.

And here's the scouting report from MLB.com:

Spoiler

Though Rijo tore the ACL in his right knee in March 2012, the Red Sox still signed him for $575,000 out of the Dominican Republic as soon as he became eligible four months later. He grew up around the game as the son of Rafael Rijo, a former player and scout who's now an outfield instructor with the White Sox, and it showed. Wendell held his own as the only 19-year-old regular in the Class A Advanced Carolina League last year, but he struggled with the move up to Double-A in 2015, ultimately receiving a demotion back to Salem. This July, the Red Sox traded Rijo, along with Aaron Wilkerson, to Milwaukee in exchange for veteran Aaron Hill.

Rijo has an interesting package of offensive tools for a second baseman. He has a quick right-handed bat and barrels balls, showing the potential to hit for a solid average with lots of doubles and double-digit home run totals once he adds strength. He has the ability to work counts but sometimes gets caught up trying to do too much and overstrides at the plate.

A plus runner before he got hurt, Rijo now has closer-to-average speed that plays up on the bases and in the field because he has good instincts. He can steal a few bases and covers ground at second base, where club officials noted he did a better job of paying attention to detail after Boston signed Yoan Moncada. Now with the Brewers, Rijo could develop into an offensive-minded regular at second base.

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Awesome, thanks!

Sounds like Brewers will probably call up Wilkerson at some point this season... Cant wait to see what he has.

[Bard]

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Nice. Another Diamondbacks (Hill a former) coming to Boston! Didn't give up much for Brad Ziegler, and I'm excited to have his funky arm in our bullpen. Gives us another late option which is really nice.

[Jr.]

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Nice. Another Diamondbacks (Hill a former) coming to Boston! Didn't give up much for Brad Ziegler, and I'm excited to have his funky arm in our bullpen. Gives us another late option which is really nice.

I've always thought Ziegler was really underrated. I think he'll do well at Fenway with his extreme groundball rate.

[Speedy]

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Teheran got hit hard fairly hard on Saturday and his previous start versus Miami.

Gosh, Atlanta! Don't waste your chance to get that A-level prospect!!

[ShowTyme15]

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There were 18 scouts at an Arizona League game in surprise over the weekend. 4 of them were scouts in the Brewers organization which would suggest Texas is working on a possible Jonathan Lucroy trade and maybe another move.

[The Kid 24]

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There were 18 scouts at an Arizona League game in surprise over the weekend. 4 of them were scouts in the Brewers organization which would suggest Texas is working on a possible Jonathan Lucroy trade and maybe another move.

That conversion better be starting with Mazara!!