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Originally Posted by UC9904
I'm not saying he's an elite pitching prospect in all of baseball (ala Buchholz), but he's certainly one of the elite pitching prospects in the Red Sox system. I was all for making the trade to acquire Jermaine Dye (moreso than Gagne), but it just wasn't worth it at the price of TWO of Masterson, Delcarmen, and Hasen. It's just my opinion, but I have a hard time giving up multiple good young arms for a rental unless the team is absolutely desperate in that area (ex: if there was an injury).
And how is Masterson 4 years away? Do your homework buddy.
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It was 2 of Delcarmen, Masterson, and Hansen? I thought it was Masterson + WMP, but I'll check that.
Like Crespo said, I see him more of a late-inning reliever (like a set-up guy) because of the lack of space in the future rotation. With the young arms we already have that project to occupy slots in the rotation in the next 3 years, I don't see Masterson holding one of them. You can also be sure that the Sox will try to sign at least one big-name FA pitcher in that time frame. So, Masterson may be ready sooner than 4 years from now, but I don't see him having a spot on this team until then.