Red Sox trade for Adalberto Mondesi

[Jasonbay44]

Passan: Trade news: The Boston Red Sox are acquiring shortstop Adalberto Mondesi from the Kansas City Royals, sources tell ESPN. Deal is done. Players are being informed.

[Jasonbay44]

Sox gave up Josh Taylor

[harmony]

Sox gave up Josh Taylor

The Kansas City Royals needed a lefthanded reliever after losing Gabe Speier to the Seattle Mariners on waivers in November.

FanGraphs projects Aldalberto Mondesi with 1.2 WAR and a wRC+ of 84 in 117 games this year:

https://www.fangraphs.com/players/ad...ts?position=SS

Mondesi will be paid $3.045 million in his final year of team control.

[mvp 78]

@BOSSportsGordo
Many Red Sox fans wanted Josh Taylor to be non-tendered.

Instead, they acquire Adalberto Mondesi and a PTBNL for him.

[mvp 78]

Taylor 2.4

Mondesi 1.5
PTBNL

Bloom taken to the cleaners on a trade again. Wow...

[mvp 78]

I guess Mondesi is the backup 2B/SS.

Taylor was a good pitcher when healthy, but who knows if he'll be able to get back there this year.

[a700hitter]

Has he been placed on the IL yet?

[a700hitter]

He has been a big disappointment. Bloom likes to shop in the basement in the irregular and damaged bin.

[Jasonbay44]

Maybe a change of scenery helps Mondes? Who knows, but he’s been very injury prone and was horrible the few times he took the field last season.

[mvp 78]

Has he been placed on the IL yet?

If he can play the 50% of the games that Arroyo will miss!

Would this be a win if they had dealt Brasier instead of the oft injured Taylor?

[5GoldGloves:OF,75]

And that's your team. Mondesi will only make $3M -- Iglesias made $5M last year, and Elvis was never coming here for $15M.

Cora said the other night that Kike is his shortstop, but he'd have to take care of him (after his injury). Maybe Mondesi, another speed guy, can give Kike some rest... or allow him to roam to second or centerfield once a week.

[mvp 78]

Maybe a change of scenery helps Mondes? Who knows, but he’s been very injury prone and was horrible the few times he took the field last season.

Will he end up with numbers like 2018-19? No. Will he k a lot and take very few bb's? Yes. Does he still have his speed post ACL surgery (68 SB per 162G from '18-'21)? Who knows!

My gut tells me that he's not the everyday SS though.

[mvp 78]

And that's your team. Mondesi will only make $3M -- Iglesias made $5M last year, and Elvis was never coming here for $15M.

Cora said the other night that Kike is his shortstop, but he'd have to take care of him (after his injury). Maybe Mondesi, another speed guy, can give Kike some rest... or allow him to roam to second or centerfield once a week.

Mondesi has played both 2B and SS. I think he has a good bit of upside, which Bloom loves. I would have rather that they found a starting SS to plug in just for the year, but I don't think that guy exists. Maybe Story will be back at some point?

[harmony]

The Kansas City Royals needed a lefthanded reliever after losing Gabe Speier to the Seattle Mariners on waivers in November.

FanGraphs projects Aldalberto Mondesi with 1.2 WAR and a wRC+ of 84 in 117 games this year:

https://www.fangraphs.com/players/ad...ts?position=SS

Mondesi will be paid $3.045 million in his final year of team control.

On second thought, perhaps the Royals did not have a dire need for a lefthanded reliever with Aroldis Chapman and Amir Garrett already in the bullpen.

[mvp 78]

On second thought, perhaps the Royals did not have a dire need for a lefthanded reliever with Aroldis Chapman and Amir Garrett already in the bullpen.

Taylor is better than Garrett when healthy.