Comments on: The Rick Porcello Extension: Not a Bargain, Not a Disaster

By: Boston - Baseball Prospectus

Boston - Baseball Prospectus — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 13:57:58 +0000

[…] many ways, we know hardly anymore about him than we did back in early April, when BP Boston chief Ben Carsley characterized his extension as “not a bargain, not a […]

By: Boston - Baseball Prospectus

Boston - Baseball Prospectus — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 11:51:34 +0000

[…] It’s dangerous to give the Red Sox too much credit — after all, in Cherington’s three years as general manager, the Sox have amassed an uninspiring .488 winning percentage with a yearly payroll that’s rivaled by only two or three teams. Where Cherington and Co. deserve praise is for their willingness to take their last-place medicine in stride, instead of throwing all their chips on the table in an all-out effort to win 80-odd games every season. For their patience, the Red Sox have been rewarded with a major-league roster full of young stars and capable veterans, a healthy farm system stocked with equals parts big-league ready talent and long-term projects, and the payroll flexibility to remain a threat for any free agent or contract extension candidate (see: Porcello, Rick). […]

By: oldbopper

oldbopper — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:37:12 +0000

This deal struck me as a slight overpay but not an egregious one. It looks like the Red Sox have looked at the disastrous long term deals for older pitchers, Sabathia, Verlander, Lee, and realized that the price of very mediocre pitching, Nolasco, Santana, as well as awful stiffs, Jackson and Jimenez fit nicely here, is escalating rapidly so Porcello is a reasonable gamble. I think this shows that age is very important to the Sox and that they never really wanted Lester who, IMHO, might join the first group of over 30 disasters.