Ha Seong Kim
DJ LeMahieu
Cesar Hernandez
Dee Strange-Gordon
Jed Lowrie
Logan Forsythe
Addison Russell
Jonathan Schoop
Kolten Wong
Someone Currently on the Roster
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
I don't think spending over $2-4M on 2B is worth spending less on pitching, or even CF.
I'm not sure we want to go more than a 1 year deal anyway, since Dwons may be ready, next year.
We also have a lot of current players who are ML ready and can play 2B- maybe one shines brighter than expected:
Arroyo
Chavis
Arauz
Munoz (not currently on 40 man roster)
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
The issue of course is what team would want Downs and be willig to ive up a SP for him.
Per BTV, he has a similar trade value to Aaron Civale (Cle), Trevor Rogers (Mia), Justus Sheffield (Sea), Dylan Cease (Tex), Brady Singer (KC), Brad Keller (KC), and Lance McCullers.
Now how many of these teams would make the named pitcher available for a minor league 2B prospect?
You might be able to get McCullers, as he has only one year left on his deal...
Sox reportedly closing in on deal with Enrique Hernandez.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Was Enrique Hernandez the Red Sox second choice after Jurickson Profar (who offers similar versatility)?
The 2021 Marcel projections for Hernandez and Profar (who is 18 months younger than Hernandez):
EH 446 PA, .239/.311/.423/.734
JP 525 PA, .242/.323/.425/.749
Steamer and ZiPS project Hernandez with 2021 WAR of 1.0 in 79 games and 0.6 in 141 games while projecting Profar with 2021 WAR of 1.5 in 136 games and 1.6 in 136 games.