Adam Laroche traded to the Red Sox?

[chazmaniandevil]

heres diaz.....eek

[chazmaniandevil]

Five-Star Prospects
1. Lars Anderson, 1B
2. Michael Bowden, RHP
Four-Star Prospects
3. Josh Reddick, RF
4. Daniel Bard, RHP
Three-Star Prospects
5. Ryan Westmoreland, CF
6. Casey Kelly, RHP/SS
7. Michael Almanzar, 3B
8. Nick Hagadone, LHP
9. Junichi Tazawa, RHP
10. Bryan Price, RHP
11. Ryan Kalish, CF

Just Missed: Derek Gibson, SS; Yamaico Navarro, SS; Stolmey Pimentel, RHP

red sox top 11 prospects, looks like there are 2/3 better shortstops in there

[celtsxpatsxsox]

Is Diaz major league ready? Just wondering because we all know Wilson's time with the Pirates is about to end.

fielding wise -probably
Batting wise -No and might not ever be

[chazmaniandevil]

hey celts i cant find a thing on strickland, was he drafted this year or something?

[celtsxpatsxsox]

hey celts i cant find a thing on strickland, was he drafted this year or something?

http://soxprospects.com/players/strickland-hunter.htm

38th ranked prospect in the Red Sox organization according to this.

[Goober]

hey celts i cant find a thing on strickland, was he drafted this year or something?

My guess is he's a bum pitcher, who's been stuck in A ball for a few years, similar to the guy the Brewers just traded to Arizona for Lopez.

[celtsxpatsxsox]

My guess is he's a bum pitcher, who's been stuck in A ball for a few years, similar to the guy the Brewers just traded to Arizona for Lopez.

hes only 20 years old

[chazmaniandevil]

this strickland cat doesnt look too shabby....a little suspectable to the long ball thought, 11 hr in 18 g in A ball, yikes

[Goober]

http://soxprospects.com/players/strickland-hunter.htm

38th ranked prospect in the Red Sox organization according to this.

3rd year in pro baseball, still in A ball and not exactly tearing it up. Dude has a long way to go.

13 earned runs in 25 innings over his last 5 games. 4.68 ERA...

[chazmaniandevil]

12:31pm: Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus says Diaz is a very good defender who doesn't hit much. He says Strickland is a projectable righty with a fastball around 90 mph and average secondary stuff.

12:21pm: Ben Badler of Baseball America says the pair of prospects isn't much, not that the Pirates should expect more for two months of LaRoche.

[chazmaniandevil]

lol sounds like he tries a little TOO hard on defense

[chazmaniandevil]

1:09pm: Danny Knobler of CBS Sports reports that the Pirates are sending cash to the Red Sox to contribute to the remainder of the $7.05MM LaRoche makes this year. They also sent cash to the Yankees in the Eric Hinske deal.

1:02pm: ESPN.com's Keith Law says Diaz's glove could make him a legitimate MLB backup in spite of his bat. Strickland is "probably a reliever at best."

this is getting worse and worse

[Goober]

I say Jack Wilson is traded by Friday

Random note, Wilson isn't starting for the Pirates today either.

[Goober]

1:09pm: Danny Knobler of CBS Sports reports that the Pirates are sending cash to the Red Sox to contribute to the remainder of the $7.05MM LaRoche makes this year. They also sent cash to the Yankees in the Eric Hinske deal.

1:02pm: ESPN.com's Keith Law says Diaz's glove could make him a legitimate MLB backup in spite of his bat. Strickland is "probably a reliever at best."

this is getting worse and worse

haha, what did you expect from the Pirates?

[celtsxpatsxsox]

1:09pm: Danny Knobler of CBS Sports reports that the Pirates are sending cash to the Red Sox to contribute to the remainder of the $7.05MM LaRoche makes this year. They also sent cash to the Yankees in the Eric Hinske deal.

1:02pm: ESPN.com's Keith Law says Diaz's glove could make him a legitimate MLB backup in spite of his bat. Strickland is "probably a reliever at best."

this is getting worse and worse

lol at the Pirates sending te Red Sox cash