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Red Sox To Acquire Tyler Thornburg
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By Steve Adams | December 6, 2016 at 8:20am CDT
8:28am: Infield prospect Mauricio Dubon is also going to Milwaukee in the
trade, tweets Drellich.
8:20am: Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets that Tyler Thornburg is going to
Boston in the trade.
8:15am: Hard-throwing minor league righty Josh Pennington is one of the names
going to Milwaukee in the trade, Norris reports. Alex Speier of the Boston
Globe reports (on Twitter) that Travis Shaw is “expected” to be headed to
Milwaukee in the deal.
8:07am: The Red Sox and Brewers have agreed to a trade that will send some
form of bullpen help to Boston, reports Evan Drellich of the Boston Herald
(on Twitter). The names of the players involved are not yet known, though
Baseball America’s Josh Norris tweets that the involved players are
currently being notified.
[Related: Milwaukee Brewers Depth Chart]
Thornburg, 28, gives the Red Sox not only an imposing late-inning force but
one that is under club control for the next three seasons, as he won’t be
eligible for free agency until after the 2019 season. The former starter had
a breakout season in the Milwaukee bullpen last year, pitching to a 2.15 ERA
with 12.1 K/9, 3.4 BB/9 and a 32.4 percent ground-ball rate in 67 innings.
MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projects a $2.2MM salary for Thornburg in his
first trip through the arbitration process.
Late-inning relief help has been a priority for the Red Sox, who saw Koji
Uehara, Brad Ziegler and Junichi Tazawa all hit free agency at season’s end
and also went without 2015 trade acquistion Carson Smith in 2016 due to Tommy
John surgery. Thornburg will give manager John Farrell an intriguing setup
option to closer Craig Kimbrel. Thornburg figures to slot in alongside
converted starter Joe Kelly and Matt Barnes as right-handed options for the
time being, though there’s certainly room for Boston president of baseball
ops Dave Dombrowski to add another relief arm to the mix.
The package that the Red Sox are giving up will be headlined by Shaw, who
should slot in as the primary third baseman for his new organization. Shaw
struggles against left-handed pitching and may well require a platoon
partner, but he’s a controllable addition for Milwaukee GM David Stearns.
Shaw hit .257/.325/.437 against right-handed pitching last year and showed
potential 20-homer pop by hitting 16 homers in 530 plate appearances. He hit
just .187/.235/.364 in 115 PAs against lefties, but he stands out as a solid
if not well-above-average defender at the hot corner, depending on one’s
preferred metric (+1.1 UZR, +10 DRS).
Most important, when it comes to Shaw, is that he’s controllable for another
five years and won’t even be eligible for arbitration until after the 2018
season, making him an eminently affordable long-term piece. His inclusion in
the deal opens a number of doors for both teams. In Milwaukee, it seems as
though his acquisition definitively push Jonathan Villar off of third base
and over to second base, as has been suggested, thereby making Scooter
Gennett either a bench piece or trade fodder himself. The Red Sox, meanwhile,
could use Brock Holt and/or Pablo Sandoval at third base until Yoan Moncada
proves ready to inherit the position on an everyday basis. Boston could also
realistically look to pursue a different upgrade at third base, either via
free agency or trade, as they look to field the best Opening Day roster
possible in a season where they once again plan to push for a deep postseason
run.
Dubon, 22, was a 26th-round pick by Boston back in 2013 but has risen to the
point where he’s regarded as one of the organization’s top overall
prospects. Baseball America rated him seventh (subscription required and
recommended) among Boston farmhands earlier this offseason, writing that he
doesn’t have one plus tool but has very good bat-to-ball skills and enough
defensive ability to play an average or better shortstop. He’s also plenty
versatile, having spent time at second base and in center field, making him a
potential utility option in the Majors at the very least. He could open 2017
in either Double-A or Triple-A, depending on how aggressive the Brewers want
to be with him. Dubon split the 2016 season between Class-A Advanced and
Double-A, where he batted a combined .323/.379/.461 with six homers and 30
steals.
The 21-year-old Pennington was Boston’s 29th-round pick in 2014. While he
didn’t crack the top 10 recently penned by BA, he did rank 22nd on MLB.com’
s midseason list of Boston’s top 30 prospects. Per their report (via
Jonathan Mayo and Jim Callis), Pennington boasts a 70-grade fastball (on the
20-80 scale) but doesn’t get great movement on the pitch or command it
especially well. They also note that he has the makings of an above-average
curveball as well as a work-in-progress changeup. He’s a starter for now but
could move to a short-relief role if that doesn’t pan out, and one can
envision his velocity ticking upward further if that plays out. Pennington
spent 2016, his age-20 season, with Boston’s short-season Class-A affiliate,
pitching to a 2.86 ERA with 7.8 K/9 against 4.3 BB/9 in 56 2/3 innings.
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1. 釀酒人隊與紅襪隊完成一筆交易，交易方程式如下：
MIL：Tyler Thornburg(RHP, RP) <->
BOS：Travis Shaw (3B/1B) + Josh Pennington (RHP, SP) + Mauricio Dubon (SS/2B)
2. 紅襪還可以控制Tyler Thornburg三年，2020年才會成為自由球員。
3. Tyler Thornburg曾經是先發投手，本季首度轉任救援後表現技驚四座，在67局中繳出
2.15 ERA 、 12.1 K/9 、 3.4 BB/9 、 32.4 的滾地球率，預計明年的薪水為$2.2MM。
4. Travis Shaw是紅襪隊的主菜，還有五年的球隊控制權，有鑒於他對左投手打的掙扎
(.187/.235/.364 115PA)，他可能是MIL替補人選；但他對右投手三圍是.257/.325/.437，
且有2X轟的潛力(今年繳出16轟)；而在守備方面表現還算不錯，+1.1的UZR和+10的DRS。
5. 在釀酒人隊防守陣容方面，因應Travis Shaw的到來，Jonathan Villar從3B→2B，
Scooter Gennett放板凳或被交易。
6. 在紅襪隊防守陣容方面， Brock Holt、Pablo Sandoval將分擔3B的守備工作，直到
大物Yoan Moncada能擔任每日先發的程度。
7. 其他兩位新秀方面，Dubon今年22歲，是2013年第26輪選秀的選手(Baseball America：
紅襪隊新秀排名第七)，評價為擊球技巧不錯、是位防守能力平均以上的SS。此外，他也
能守2B跟CF，上大聯盟預計擔任工具人的角色，明年從2A或3A起步。Pennington，今年21
歲，是2014年第29輪選秀的選手(MLB季中排名：紅襪隊新秀排名第22)，球種評價為速球
70，但球的移動跟控球還有待加強，曲球評價是平均之上、變速球則是還有進步的空間。
8. 紅襪隊明年預估的救援投手陣容：
Joe Kelly(RHP, LR/SP)、 Matt Barnes(RHP, RP)、Robbie Ross(LHP, RP)、
Heath Hembree(RHP, RP)、Carson Smith(RHP, RP)
Tyler Thornburg(SU)
Craig Kimbrel(CL)
9. Tyler Thornburg今年在釀酒人的成績表現(今年27歲；今年薪水：$513.9K)：
W - L ERA IP HLD SV/SVO SO BB ERA+ FIP WHIP
8 - 5 2.15 67 20 13/21 90 25 199 2.83 0.940