Oh man it's going to be so great once Pom gets his shit together and becomes an All-Star caliber pitcher here, just like Porcello before him. Buying my popcorn right now.
We miss you Mike.
We don't know if $31M arm is coming back this year but we're all worried about the $4M man. And now we long for a guy that's owed $12.5M who DISAPPEARED LAST YEAR DURING CRITICAL STRETCH THAT FORCED THE SOX TO LOOK FOR EXACT STARTING PITCHING HELP.
Bunch of Monday morning quarterbacks.
DD was hired to win.
2016 Division Champs
2017 Why not wait and see what happens before you jump off the ledge.
Don't pop your kernels until the rollercoaster ride ends. He's only thrown over 100 innings as a starter once. Comparing him to Porcello is a huge slap in the face to Porcello's pedigree.
http://www.fangraphs.com/statsplits....on=0&split=8.1
I think the biggest reason they are down on him is because of Espinoza. If he stays healthy( which is a big if ) I think he will be solid. Very good for a number 5 starter, but you don't trade a prospect like Espi for a number 5.
Porcello's issue was performance. Pomeranz has a major health history
I didn't like giving up Espinoza for Pom, but that trade had to be done, IMO. We needed some stability in the 4 and 5 spots of our rotation, and Pom provided that.
That said, once reports came out about Pom's arm issues, whatever they were, Dombrowski perhaps should have backed out of the trade.
Should Dave Dombrowski have offered Michael Kopech instead of Anderson Espinoza when the Drew Pomeranz injury was revealed?
On July 11 Baseball America released its midseason prospect rankings with Espinoza at No. 15 and Kopech at No. 93:
http://www.baseballamerica.com/minor...Cb1ZUj2EVO7.97
The Pomeranz trade came three days later.
BA's current preseason prospect rankings have Espinoza No. 21 and Kopech No. 32:
http://www.baseballamerica.com/minor...3BQFvUHjoK0.97
Baseball Prospectus has Espinoza No. 24 and Kopech No. 36:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/ar...rticleid=31160
MLB Prospect Watch has Espinoza No. 25 and Kopech No. 16:
http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2017?list=prospects