• Blog
  • Press
  • About
  • Blog
  • Press
  • About
Cover Those Bases

Tigers, Red Sox complete Porcello for Cespedes deal

12/11/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
The Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox have completed a trade sending outfielder Yoenis Cespedes to the Tigers in exchange for pitcher Rick Porcello, according to reports.

Along with Cespedes, the Red Sox are trading righty Alex Wilson and lefty Gabe Speier to Detroit.

This deal had been in the makings prior to the Winter Meetings, as it was reported that an offer for a Cespedes-for-Porcello deal was made. However, it never seemed to pick up steam, while the Red Sox did want to move Cespedes after signing Hanley Ramirez to play left field earlier this offseason.

The 29-year-old Cespedes becomes a free agent at the end of next season, after a four-year, $36 million deal was signed with Oakland back in the 2011-2012 offseason. This past year, Cespedes posted the highest fWAR of his career, as he hit .260/.301/.450 with 22 homers and 100 runs driven in over 645 plate appearances. Cespedes was worth 11 runs in the outfield. 

Porcello is a fantastic return for the Red Sox, who have needed pitching after losing out to the Cubs in the Jon Lester sweepstakes. Porcello, who turns 26 soon, is a free agent at the end of next season. He has been so solid with the Tigers over his career. He posted a 3.43 ERA in 204.2 innings pitched last season, which goes along with a 3.67 FIP and 3.1 fWAR. 

The Red Sox have desperately needed pitching. Just last night and today alone, they acquired Wade Miley from the Diamondbacks, signed Justin Masterson, and acquired Porcello to give them a really formidable top three in the rotation. However, all three are either still young (Porcello, Miley) or coming off a poor season (Masterson), so the rotation could be the make-or-break for the Red Sox' 2015 season.

With Torii Hunter gone to the Twins, the Tigers filled a much-needed outfield spot with a really good player in Yoenis Cespedes. While Cespedes is also a free agent at the end of next season, he was the odd man out in Boston, and the Tigers took advantage. While Cespedes is a free agent at the end of next season and cannot be offered a qualifying offer, it would not surprise me if the Tigers were able to lock him up longterm. Whatever the case, he fills a need with a team that is very much in win-now mode.

--Devan Fink

0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    RSS Feed

    Categories

    All
    Angels
    Astros
    Athletics
    Blue Jays
    Braves
    Brewers
    Cardinals
    Cubs
    Diamondbacks
    Dodgers
    Giants
    Indians
    Mariners
    Marlins
    Mets
    Nationals
    Orioles
    Padres
    Phillies
    Pirates
    Rangers
    Rays
    Reds
    Red Sox
    Rockies
    Royals
    Tigers
    Twins
    White Sox
    Yankees

    Follow @CoverThoseBases
    Picture
    Follow @DevanFink

    Archives

    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012

Proudly powered by Weebly
Photos used under Creative Commons from Keith Allison, Keith Allison