Re: Red Sox Weirdos
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:12 pm
flyingelvii {l Wrote}:gallopingghost {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:I also think this trade and willingness to chance losing Lester (or more so the lack of a legit offer in the first place) says a lot about what the Sox think of their farm. Tons of potential front line starters (De La Rosa, Webster, Owens, Renaudo, Escobar, Barnes), decent infielders (Cecchini, Marrerro), catchers (Vasquez and Swihart) and light-hitting OFs (Bradley, Betts), but other than Bogaerts, there isn't a power hitting OF or corner IF in the entire system. Given what is available, trading for a major league ready power hitter was almost a necessity.
Owens is 14-4, 2.44 ERA at Portland. He needs to start moving up. The next Randy Johnson. He is 22, Lester is 30.
Owens needs to move up to AAA but his weak fastball and decent but unspectacular control are giving me Michael Bowden 2.0 visions.