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Luis Avilan traded to Phillies for Felix Paulino


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1 minute ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

When the other team knows you need to protect players who are Rue 5 eligible it hurts your bargaining position.

The Sox have plenty of spots for guys that are a real risk to be taken unless they plan on signing multiple FAs.

It definitely isn't to the point of hurting negotiating power ala the situation a team like the Yankees are in this offseason, and likely the Sox next offseason. 

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7 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

Yah, I don't really  get it.  Avilan has come back to earth quite a bit lately, but still....would think Hahn would have been able to do better at some point if he held onto Avilan.  He is a quality major league reliever.  

Realistically, there had to be no offers of value on the table here.  Hahn held on to him through the first deadline, when he would have loved to have moved him.

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1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said:

Realistically, there had to be no offers of value on the table here.  Hahn held on to him through the first deadline, when he would have loved to have moved him.

Right.  Just a little puzzling.  Its certainly not a huge deal.  Avilan was never going to return anything significant. 

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2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Realistically, there had to be no offers of value on the table here.  Hahn held on to him through the first deadline, when he would have loved to have moved him.

Or that he didn't make it through waivers and this was getting anything in return that you could given that it is a closed market. 

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4 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

The Sox have plenty of spots for guys that are a real risk to be taken unless they plan on signing multiple FAs.

It definitely isn't to the point of hurting negotiating power ala the situation a team like the Yankees are in this offseason, and likely the Sox next offseason. 

I think that is the plan. The Sox will add free agents this off season. I'd guess 2 of them minimum.

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1 minute ago, harfman77 said:

Or that he didn't make it through waivers and this was getting anything in return that you could given that it is a closed market. 

That means he made it all of the way through the AL, and to the end of the NL before getting claimed.  That alone is probably a pretty good indication of the value of Luis Avilian if NO ONE in the AL claimed him.

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1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said:

Thinking about it a bit more, the RH relief in the pen is pretty awful right now.  I wonder if that is why we saw Burr (a righty) versus Frare or Bummer (lefties)

Also still have three lefties in the pen in Santiago, Cedeno and Fry.  

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3 minutes ago, harfman77 said:

Or that he didn't make it through waivers and this was getting anything in return that you could given that it is a closed market. 

Right, but that holds a little less water when he is controlled thru 2019 and can be traded to anyone again in the offseason.  

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Just now, southsider2k5 said:

That means he made it all of the way through the AL, and to the end of the NL before getting claimed.  That alone is probably a pretty good indication of the value of Luis Avilian if NO ONE in the AL claimed him.

Yep I was hoping the Dodgers would want both Avilan and Cedeno  in a package deal since their BP is a mess  that has to addressed  soon. They didn't pick uo Machado and Dozier to not make the playoffs,

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