steveno89

Our farms untouchables are Robert/Kopech/Cease/Madrigal/Vaughn Beyond that you have Dunning coming off TJ, Stiever who is a rising prospect, and a slew of C+ guys like Rutherford/Gonzalez/Adolfo/Walker/Basabe/Sheets that won't get you much in a trade. Sox should not even consider moving any of our main prospects, they are future long term roster pieces.

A guy like Odorizzi would really go a long way to solidifying our rotation as well. He should be in the Sox price range, and I have no issue paying for pitching. Grandal would be a nice pickup This really would not cost all that much, or tie up too much future money. I would also explore the possibility of extending Moncada now.

Excited to see what Madrigal can do with the juiced AAA/MLB ball

With that news, Nats likely out on relief help. They opted to go down the cheaper trade route. Will be interesting to see if a contender jumps in for Colome here shortly. A deal could come together fast after weeks of build up?

Crowe immediately stands out to me as a potential trade fit, not sure if the Nationals would give up their minor league starter closest to the majors though?

Nats farm is pretty weak. Sure they could swing a deal, but outside of their top guys not a whole lot appeals to me.

Feels like sellers are understandably holding out for high asking prices and are in a standoff with buyers this season. Contenders will have tremendous pressure with the inability to make moves after the deadline. Patience will be key here.

Padres are likely sellers along with the Sox. Not sure I see a deal between the two teams that would make sense.

If current offers are not more than mid tier prospects I wouldn't be inclined to move him either.

Hard to argue the Sox could get a better prospect for Colome than Haseley, if the Phillies would even trade him at this point? Can't think they would be eager to give up on him so soon

If the Sox are dealing Colome, I am sure they would be targeting prospects/players that are close to MLB ready. I would expect a player that is at least in AA to headline.

I absolutely would be asking for Howard in a Colome deal. Unless we can extract solid value we do not have to deal him. Doubtful Philly would be willing to move him though

Health has been an issue for Nimmo, but I would absolutely consider a deal like that. It's unlikely that a club would trade four of it's top 20 prospects in a single deal though.

Stiever is arguably our breakout prospect so far in 2019, along with Robert. Hope the Sox do not get too tempted and end up dealing him. Some rival scouts feel Stiever is the best arm in the Sox system.

Exactly. Mazara's trade value is not huge right now. I'd rather have 4 years of control on Lopez. Young pitching can take time to figure things out at the mlb level, and Mazara's performance has left a ton to be desired.

Teams could do way worse for a 4th outfielder.second basemen than Tony Kemp. Sox should certainly take a look at this guy if available.

Only thing going for Mazara is age and talent. I agree with this post, unless the cost is cheap then why deal anything of value for him?

Lets not kid ourselves, a big part of that trade was the Yankees eating the remainder of Robertson and Frazier's contract. Sox were able to dump over $20 million in salary I believe

You really do not see teams take on bad salary in exchange for prospects all that often at the mlb level. These sorts of trades are way more common in the NBA.

Sox are in a good position because guys like Colome and Bummer are not rentals, they do not have to be traded. I really think we will see contender's ponying up to acquire playoff push help, and relievers are always in demand.

Agreed. I thought I was one of the few pushing for the Sox to possibly not extend Abreu. Anything beyond a reasonable one year deal would be an overpay at this stage.

I highly doubt Vaughn would be called up anytime in 2020. Best case scenario would be he plays well in the AFL this year, starts 2020 in AA ball, getting a promotion in June/July to AAA, plays in AAA and gets a callup mid-late April 2021. Unless a player is on a pure superstar trajectory, you cannot get through the minors a whole lot faster than the above^

I'm starting to think Madrigal absolutely should be up mid-late April 2020 as well for this reason. I was concerned about his ceiling before, but the more I think about it Madrigal is the type of player who could be relied for 3 - 5 WAR year after year with his hit tool, speed and plus defense. With a juiced ball, I can easily see him reaching 10-15 home runs with his bat control. I really do not think he will be challenged all that much by AA/AAA, and he will be MLB ready soon. Gain the additional season of control and call him up with Robert.

With it being a hard trade deadline, I'm sure sellers are keeping their asking prices high. Contenders will be forced to pony up if they want to add talent for a WS run. Prices always come down to reality closer to the deadline, but Sox shouldn't let Colome/Bummer/etc. go on the cheap.

Sox need to still be able to retain flexibility to add to the roster after the 2020 season as well. I really think this offseason will end up being far more measured than most, with the future in mind. Shopping in the second/third tier of free agents on shorter term deals will give the club options moving forward. As sexy as a Cole/Rendon signing would be, slim chance of it happening.