Tavarez Is On The Trading Block
The Red Sox are taking offers for Julian Tavarez at the Winter Meetings. He could be a good fit as a 5th starter for many clubs that need pitching. So far the Rockies have expressed interest in landing him. The Rockies have Fuentes who was rumored to be included in a trade deal for Lowrie earlier in the week so they could get together with the Red Sox on a deal. Boston is still in need of a right handed relief pitcher, a backup catcher and a backup corner infielder to replace Hinske. If they are shopping Tavarez that could me that Coco will not be available to trade for those needs. No news on Santana yet.
2 comments:
Tavarez has proven his worth. Spot starter, long & short relief, rubber arm. I think he should be kept. My $0.02
Now what happened to Hinske?
I think he was a solid starter and good at long term relief but there is not room for him when you bring up Buchholz and carry 6 starters. He did struggle in the setup role in '06, I used to cringe when they brought him in, but he was much better this year. I think they want a better bat than Hinske for next year. Both Hinske and Tavarez were great role players this year and good cheerleaders in the post season.
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