WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2014
BOSTON ROBS AL LEADER WHITE SOX
ACQUIRE 16-1 PITCHER, TOP CLOSER
BOSTON - IF YOU CAN'T BEAT THEM ON THE FIELD, GET THEM ON YOUR SIDE.
WITH THE 64-43 RED SOX CLINGING TO A DIVISION LEAD OF 2.5 GAMES OVER THE YANKEES AND 3 GAMES AHEAD OF TORONTO, BOSTON PULLED OFF A MAJOR COUP BY TRADING FOR A CY YOUNG AND A CLOSER WITH AN ERA WELL UNDER 1.00 AND WITH JUST A SINGLE BLOWN SAVE.
THE VICTIM OF THIS HIGHWAY ROBBERY? NONE OTHER THAN THE TEAM WITH THE BEST RECORD (74-34) IN THE MAJORS.
"BOSTON NOT ONLY GETS BRANDON WEBB (16-1), BUT TO ADD OMAR GALLARDO (0.79 ERA WITH 23 SAVES), THAT TURNS THEM INTO THE AMERICAN LEAGUE'S BEST SQUAD," AN AL SCOUT SAYS. "I UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC IN THE FACE OF THE DEAL, GETTING AN UNDERACHEIVER WITH STAR POTENTIAL IN (LYNDON) RUBIN AND A MUCH CHEAPER AND YOUNGER VERSION OF WEBB IN (TYRELL) COMER, WHO'S JUST 24, BUT THAT'S A DEAL YOU MAKE AFTER YOU WIN THE WORLD SERIES."
RUBIN, A 25-YEAR-OLD 3B ACQUIRED EARLIER IN THE SEASON FROM HOUSTON, WAS HITTING .332 WITH 35 DOUBLES, 14 HOMERS, 62 RUNS DRIVEN IN AND 42 STOLEN BASES, BUT HEALTH CONCERNS (TWO DIFFERENT INFECTIONS AND SORE WRISTS AND SHOULDERS) KEPT HIM OUT OF BOSTON'S LINEUP MANY DAYS.
"HE HAS 'STUD' WRITTEN ALL OVER HIM, AS DOES COMER, BUT SOMETHING NEVER JELLED FOR RUBIN IN BOSTON," THE SCOUT SAID.
WITH THE TRADE DEADLINE JUST A COUPLE DAYS AWAY, THE SCOUT SAID ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE WITH BOSTON'S AGGRESSIVE FRONT OFFICE.
STATS (OVERALL NUMBERS SHOWN)
PLAYER GP AVG 2B 3B HR RBI SB
C BROWER 105 .342 34 1 29 94 12
M FOSS 103 .334 30 4 21 61 32
C BELTRAN 102 .300 24 1 20 64 14
K SAMPLE 101 .337 27 3 10 59 5
B McCANN 100 .329 17 2 21 73 0
D OLIVER 99 .346 30 5 30 101 9
T PURCELL 96 .327 22 2 10 49 10
E KYLE 79 .297 20 2 12 45 10
E CABRERA 71 .277 12 5 8 35 14
E McKNIGHT 54 .308 9 2 12 27 11
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