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| Gray (L); Harvey (R) |
Multiple media reports now suggest that new Red Sox President of Baseball Operations
Dave Dombrowski (and his GM
Mike Hazen) are open to dealing multiple minor league prospects for young starting pitching. The most often mentioned trade targets are Oakland's
Sonny Gray and
Matt Harvey of the Mets. Only three minor leaguers are
off the table:
Yoan Moncada,
Andrew Benintendi and RHP
Anderson Espinoza. Even if the package has to include a more established player—Dombrowski is reportedly OK with dealing away someone like
Blake Swihart as well. Rather than laying out gazillions for free agents like
Zack Greinke,
Jordan Zimmermann,
David Price or
Johnny Cueto, Boston could sacrifice
some of their future for an established young ace like Gray or Harvey. Sounds like a good strategy to us.
