The Red Sox found a bullpen upgrade on deadline day, adding righty Addison Reed from the Mets. Young righties Gerson Bautista, Jamie Callahan, and Stephen Nogosek will head to New York in return. Boston transferred infielder Josh Rutledge to the 60-day DL to create roster space.
If the move is finalized, Boston would add perhaps the top rental reliever on this year’s market. Reed, who is earning $7.75MM before hitting free agency, would surely become the Sox’ top setup man for closer Craig Kimbrel. Boston will take on all of the remaining $2.6MM or so in salary, per Ken Rosenthal of MLB Network (via Twitter).
Of course, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski had hoped that it wouldn’t be necessary to acquire such a pitcher during the season. Two recent trade acquisitions — Carson Smith and Tyler Thornburg — were expected to be back in action by this point. At this stage, though, Boston won’t be counting on a contribution from either.
Reed came to New York in a mid-season trade back in 2015, but that one took place at the end of August — reflecting his standing at the time. He became a pleasant surprise that blossomed into quite a bit more for the Mets, who tendered him contracts for the ensuing two campaigns.
All told, the 28-year-old has provided the Mets with 142 innings of 2.09 ERA ball, backed by 9.9 K/9 and 1.5 BB/9. Though he hasn’t run up quite as many strikeouts this year as last, Reed is actually generating swinging strikes at a better clip (12.6%). And the former White Sox and D-Backs closer slid into that role again when Jeurys Familia went down, providing New York with 19 saves.
For the Mets, the deal offered a chance to get three fresh arms into a system that has graduated or traded away quite a bit of pitching in recent years. All three of the newly added hurlers rated among Boston’s top thirty prospects in MLB.com’s most recent ranking, though all profile as future relievers. Among them, Callahan is the most advanced: he’s pitching at Triple-A Pawtucket while the others are still in A ball. Tim Britton of the Providence Journal tweets that Nogosek, last year’s sixth-round pick, could be something of a quick riser through the system given his experience as a closer in college.
Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported the deal (Twitter links), with Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports (via Twitter) saying it was for three prospects and MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo (Twitter links) and Alex Speier of the Boston Globe (via Twitter) naming them.
Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
Well time to find out what DD did to our farm
Dave Dombrowski traded away all the great prospects like Manny Margot, Kopech, Moncada, Basabe, Callahan, and etc.
Except for Devers and Bennintendi, two of the top three at the time.
And got Kimbrel and Sale for those prospects, two proven all-stars. What’s your point?
That’s why Detroits farm system is almost empty
A large part of that was the owner who gave away first round picks for FA
Was* almost empty. They have solid guys 1-24 now
Tell me any of the prospects dombrowski tradd from detroit farm system thay amounted to anything…..
He lost on 2 trades. A low percentage. 2 guys out of all the traded he made turned to anything. Well, likely 3 now as willy adames will be solid. Still low loss percentage
But he actually didn’t even lose on the adames trade as he got David price in return, who the tigers traded away for Daniel norris, Matt boyd, and jairo labourt. It’s not a loss at this point. Daniel norris has a lot of potential and i think is a minimum of a number 3 when he puts it together. Boyd is a 4/5 starter. Labourt is pitching well in AA and will get a look in spring to join the major league pen.
DD has lost 2 trades in detroit….out all the ones he made
Detroit was also in a more desperate win-now mode to try and win a championship for the owner. The Red Sox aren’t in as desperate of a position.
The patriots in the Nfl do that too and look at them!
So, the red sox don’t want to win the wored series?
Hahaha….ok
What two trades do you think he lost is the key question
I can promise you the Mets somehow get fleeced
Was this also your comment when they acquired Reed?
no
For the hindsight lols: mlbtraderumors.com/2015/08/mets-acquire-addison-re…
i just love being right!
First Duda to Tampa now Reed to Boston. The Muts are so pathetically jealous of big brother. Enjoy your horrendous season lol
Hey why not. The Mets aren’t going to the playoffs anytime soon. They may as well sell off anyone of value and start over.
Should they take lesser offers to help the Yankees?
the mets could realistically have a good year next year. granted these are big ifs but if their rotation returns to health and form, and if they spend some money this winter on some bats they will be right there. The problem is the Nats are the class of the division even with all of those ifs coming true.
Nationals will be coming back down to earth incredibly soon. They can’t replace Harper. That’s enough of a loss to be honest
Paying Max scherzer at 35M a year when he’s 34-37 doesn’t help either
Waaaaaaa
Whaaaa Yanks in First place
This is why people don’t like Yankee fans. – .absolutely no common sense.
it’s only one guy
For how long?
Did posting this make you feel better?
Not sure how jealously plays into this situation. Mets’ season is over. They’re retooling for the future, dumping players who won’t be here next year, and clearing spaces for AAA players who should have been in the majors already. I understand you might not like the Mets but your reasoning has no basis in fact.
This is such an ignorant comment. The Mets are only dropping expiring contracts – they can still sign Reed as a FA for next year if they want to. They are only improving themselves for the future with these deals because they will not be able to catch a Wild Card with all the injuries.
They happen to drop them in the AL east. Yeah ok. Coincidental I’m sure lol
I’m quickly finding out that you are a waste of replies.
what took you so long. 🙂
I quickly found out you’re an idiot
Yankees didn’t offer enough. If they were as smart as you think they are, Duda would be at 1B in pinstripes.
How are they jealous? Trading away free agents? That’s smart… like the Yankees did last year when they were missing the playoffs.
Sounds like to me you have some sort of complex about the mets. Grow up.
27 championships . I have no complex about the Muts
How many have you been alive for?
Why are you so hostile toward random people on a baseball website?
Don’t worry the stankees will soon suck again!
That explains why you’re miserable person
Nowhere in your ramblings have you approached making a shred of sense. We are all dumber for having read your comments.
Big Brother, why don’t you sort out some starting pitching and quit trolling the Mets? Your team is .500 at best
2000 Yanks in 5. Don’t forget it
What is the point of this comment?
They just wanted to let you know they’re a troll living in the past. Carry on
Hi I’m a yawwwwneee fan. I know nothing about baseball. The only thing i DO know, is how to live in the past. Aaron Judge is a 1st ballot HOF, i’m telling you!
Yankees fans like to live in the past!
This has nothing to do with NYY…. obviously the Mets are taking the best offer available to them.
Are you kidding me, the 1) Mets will not make the playoffs this year, 2) Both these players are FA at end of year 3) We can sign them as FA’s if we want to after the season is over and we still get the players we picked up in the trades. Sounds like a smart move on the Mets part.
That’s what the Sox tried to do with Lester and Lester ended up signing with the Cubs!
Doesn’t make it a bad strategy, just an example of a time the strategy didn’t work. In case you don’t know by now, there are no 100% success strategies in life.
Yeah but the Sox low balled him
Why are you doing this? Most people on here are talking facts and stats, and you are just running your mouth. Cashman in my opinion has done a heck of a job getting great young talent and set the Yankees up for the future but even he would look at your comments and call you an idiot.
As a mets fan not one of the three will be good big leaguers, but Red Sox will enjoy reed one hell of a set up man
2 of them project as starters in the majors and one has played well in the lower levels. Were you expecting a future HOFer for a rental reliever?
Bryan Mata and change maybe?
Mata lol there was never a chance if that.
The price of relievers at the deadline is usually outrageous. This return feels kinda underwhelming (not a Met fan or anything, neutral observer). Justin Wilson pulled 2 prospects a lot better than anyone the Mets got here, and I know he’s got an extra year, but I expected a better centerpiece than Gerson Bautista
As you mentioned Wilson has the extra year contract wise, plus the Cubs also received C Alex Avila from the Tigers in the trade..
I’m just saying the Red Sox aren’t trading Mat he is an 18 year old who is doing really well in the Sally League. Everyone thinks that the returns for rental relievers is going to be really high because of Chapman last year. That was a one off for a team that had a very specific need to put them over the top. Cashman held here feet to the fire he had all the cards last year thats why he got a really good return. It is just going back to what reality is on rental relievers. I think the Mets did all right Nogosek is probably the highest ranked guy in the trade.
Mata would of been a desperation overpay thank god DD doesn’t seem to be in that mode this year.
Callahan, then Nogosek and finally Bautista in that order according to Sox prospects.
Met trading their closer for prospects from a depleted farm system…..
Dombrowski win again?
You’ll find out in October. Since he’s a rental, it’s all about the WS. If he doesn’t help them win it, DD loses, unless the other guys never sniff the majors.
Mets win a higher draft pick by trading Reed.
How so?
By losing significantly more games this year? They never should have let Neil Ramirez go…
Yes, because a closer is gonna make a huge difference in wiming more….lol
I estimate that Reed’s replacement/s will accumulate 5-8 blown saves from now until the end of the year, compared to Reed’s 1-2.
-1 net impact from wins after blown saves
3-5 additional losses.
AJ Ramos has blown two saves in the first four months – I doubt he’s blowing eight of them in the next two months.
I have to imagine the Mets want Michael Chavis and some AAA BP arms. Then again, given this historically buyer’s market, the Mets may not be able to get that this season.
My guess is Chavis, Callahan and a lottery ticket in the low minors.
Eh… the Wilson trade yielded a great return, granted it was a package deal. I remain cautiously optimistic.
Wilson has an extra year of control plus it includes Avila, one of the best catchers in baseball this season.
True, though Reed has been measurably better. Doesn’t appear that any other players will be heading to Boston.
Not a bad return for the Mets. It’s not like they really had much use for a good closer this year
Need Chavis in the deal. Then just resign Reed in the off season
No way.
Reed will be looking for a close role next year. Mets have 2 closers in Ramos and familia for 2018. Why would Reed even consider coming back?
Per Ken Rosenthal I guess it’s for 3 minor leaguers. RP trade value is crazy right now.
mlb radio says “three minor league pitchers” going to mets.
From Alex Speier “It’s Jamie Callahan, Gerson Bautista, and Stephen Nogosek to the Mets in the agreement for Addison Reed.”
mlb radio just said the same
Ranked 20, 47 and 25x respectively, in system per SoxProspects.com
Besides Kimbrel, have the red Sox had any luck with bullpen deals? They either get hurt or fail
There’s quite the long list of bad luck to be sure.
You know something is wrong when Reed (a rental) only gets a little worse than what the Padres were being offered for hand
Actually I’d classify that return for Reed about the same as Hand
Wonder if the mets trade jay bruce….
Hope they do and also trade Cabrera. I’d be a little surprised if Grandy was dealt today but would not be surprised at all if he’s dealt in August.
Does Cabrera have any value whatsoever? Crotchety below-average vet with a rapidly cratering skill set..
I would just as soon dump him for nothing.
I actually thought there would be some interest in Grandy. Veteran and good presence who can play all outfield positions. I didn’t expect much in return but thought teams would see him as a cheap addition
JB is actually having a great year, offensively and defensively. He would be an upgrade for most teams.
Yes he is. I can’t figure out why teams are pulling back on every day power hitting good performing players. Bruce should be worth a good amount to a playoff seeking team that needs a solid RF’er – or 1B/DH.
There’s your problem… Not many playoff teams are seeking a solid RF/1B/DH…
I love doing trades with Boston! Travis Shaw was a heck of a pickup for us!
Is Bautista friends with Jenrry Mejia?
“Career Notes: Missed the 2013 season due to a suspension after testing positive for metabolites of Stanozolol. Participated in 2014, 2015, and 2016 Fall Instructional League.”
So the Mets traded Lucas Duda and Addison Reed and every prospect they got back in return was ranked lower than what they gave up for A.J. Ramos.
Talk about bad optics.
You can’t look at trades without context.
The Mets traded away 2 months of Lucas Duda and Addison Reed in a non-competitive season.
2 month rentals usually do so much better. This website has pages and pages of historical evidence.
The Mets gave up more for Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe than the Red Sox did for Addison Reed. That’s crazy.
I will give you that… Not sure what it is about the market this year, but it seems off in some way.
The idea of the 2015 Fulmer/Cespedes swap just seems insane nowadays.
Both Duda and Reed were in their walk year, hence they could be rentals for the Rays and the Red Sox., Ramos is under control for another year hence why you pay more..
I like the deal on both sides
Solid value move all around
Good trade for the Red Sox
MLB midseason prospects has the following regarding where they were in the Red Sox organization:
18 (previously 24) Nogosek
23 (previously NR) Callahan
28 (previously 17) Bautista
All three are relievers.
Red Sox minors is full of reliever types with the exception of Single A and few others here and there.
I knew there was no way DD was trading Chavis, Groome or any other top prospect 10 to 15 prospect for what could be a 2 month rental. The Sox have Joe Kelly back sometime this week and they expect Carson Smith in mid to late August plus their bull pen has been very good this year.
I think they need a power bat like Jay Bruce but they probably don’t want to trade any more prospects. Moreland has a broken toe so that additional bat would help. The Nunez trade looks like it’s going to be a very good trade as well. I can’t believe the little guy hit 2 HR’s on Saturday. That’s not usually what he does. 20 year old Rafael Devers hit another HR as well but expecting a player that young to add that additional power is very risky. Should be interesting.
Pretty sad return for arguably the best reliever available right now. 3 D-C level minor league “prospects”… Seems like Sandy went for quantity over any semblance of quality. 3 guys with a pulse…
DomBrowski has some type of magic voodoo spell he puts on other general managers to do stupid things. He wins almost every trade
Trade rate = 1 prospect for every 3 weeks of roster time?
I wonder if Dave D offered the Mets 5 prospects and was talked down to 3. Three top 30 prospects for a rental? Of course he traded a regular AND 3 prospects for one reliever last year. Is the next move a backup catcher for 2 more top 30 prospects?
Say what you want about Cherington, he built up a farm system. Dave D’s job is to apparently give prospects away like they’re candy
Top 30 prospects (in the Sox system) not the majors.
Bigger picture, combined with the Ramos deal, this is another organizational talent downgrade year over year (in the bullpen and at the minor league level) to save a few bucks. Ramos isn’t as good as Reed, and the 3 minor leaguers they got here don’t compensate for the 2 they sent out for Ramos. Yes, Reed is a FA and Ramos in his last Arb year, but that doesn’t make the Mets next year at either level. If Bruce and Grandy aren’t traded, it’s has to be because the Wilpons are still priortizing unloading the salary vs getting something back (still surprising they can’t find a taker). They screwed up on Caberra as well (interest dried up while they waited). Maybe they believe these guys will clear waivers.
if they AREN’T traded, how does that indicate they’re PRIORITIZING salary dump? If that was their only motive, they’d have traded them for a case of BP balls already
Because they all would have some value to multiple contenders. Bruce is easy. He’s on pace to hit 40 HRs and playing a decent RF (also some first). He’s a rental but those kind of players are always desired by at least a few contenders to the point they’d give up something of value. But some of those teams can’t add salary (at least not 4.5 mm for the last 2 months).
Who would you rather have Bruce or Duda (both rentals)? Most would say Bruce. Mets got something for Duda because he only cost 1.3 mm for the last 2 months. Yet, Bruce, the better more versitile player (and better fit for Tampa), can’t bring back anything? What other reason can there be?
As a Sox fan I like it
As a Mets fan I like it too. The last trade between Alderson and Dombrowski worked out for both sides: Cespedes for Fulmer. Cespedes brought the Mets to the series, and Fulmer is proving to be a fine pitcher in Detroit.
no it didn’t work out for the mets…fulmer is a front line ace, young, eats up innings, a worker…
cespedes has glass legs…mets got pwned
Reed will be on the DL by Thursday…….
Lol
I’ve been reading the comments here and this seems like a chat room for a bunch of old ladies. I’m outta here. Have fun grannies.
I remember back in the old days (ie, 5-10 years ago) when the comments section here was pretty decent, but it looks like things have gone wayyyyy downhill since then. Scrolling through them is like scrolling through the comments section of a political article
How does a Yankees fan change a lightbulb?
They don’t. They just keep talking about how great the old one was.
The Mets took the best offers they could get. Now go see some light to find out that Jeter, Rivera, Posada, and Pettite are all retired.
mets lost year because of the cpmunk curse…thanks to idiots at AA
they need to focus on getting rid of granderson…that guys is floating garbage…
What did the Mets future HOF pitching staff do this year? Nothing. 2018 will be the same. Mark it down
Don’t have to, you’ll be back next year trolling.
Go cry over your sub .500 loser franchise. Worst training and medical staff in the history of sports.
How’s that AROD ring? About as worthless as your starting five and your genius CF contract. Be a typical Yankee fan and talk about how your buying Machado and Harper, then drop baseball for the GMEN a week before the postseason. All about as fair weather as Hillary in a Yankee cap.
2000 Yanks in 5 scumbag. Yankees just got Gray. You don’t know me. Yankees fan since 86. You know when bill Buckner handed you your last Wd
WS
Congrats on Gray. You’re correct, no way Mookie would’ve beaten Buckner to first. I appreciate you supporting the Yanks since 86, to recognize a flawed team that went all the way that year. And to side with one that could t get Donnie a ring sans the steroid era. Gonna burn all the Mets gear and get me a Chad Curtis jersey. You’re always right Dave, apologies.
still need to get rid of neil walker, granderson, bruce, cabrera, reyes, possibly darnaud, montero
Who is trading for Montero? At this point, just run him out there for rest of season, if he can’t show something he is getting DFA’d.
I don’t see anyone offering anything for Reyes. It probably makes more sense to hold onto him at this point, while in one sense the season is over, they do have to run a lineup out there for another 60 games.
Walker and Granderson I would think will definitely clear waivers, probably Bruce as well, so the urgency isn’t really there.
Two months ago I’d have thought that Cabrera might return something useful, but I don’t really see that anymore.
It is just typical of Mets luck that the season that they find themselves needing to sell is the season where there is just no market for buyers. Last season Reed would have returned a top 50 overall prospect.
absolutely no point in holding onto reyes…let the AAA team play…mets should tank seriously the rest of the way so they get higher picks
2 of the 3 prospects in the Reed trade will have to be exposed to the rule 5 draft in Dec.
The Red Sox just lost Ysla because they did not have a spot on the 40 man roster. With prospects you use them or lose them. That’s why the white sox are now asking for younger guys further away from rule 5 status.
Kinda crazy how the Mets get 3 little relief prospects for a dominant rental reliever, but the Yankees got Gleyber Torres for Chapman. Was Chapman that much better than Reed?
Different season. Cubs had a loaded system, and were all in on winning after a century plus of losing. Cleveland was desperate as well. That’s why Cashman sold off at a time when the Yankees were still in contention, the offers were just too good. That just isnt the market this year.
Addison Reed is far from Chapman. That’s not even close. Chapman helped the the Cubs win the WS as one of the best closers of his era. Addison Reed is having a good year and he has been productive but I’m not sure how you would compare him to Chapman or Kimbrel or any other elite closer.
Hey Red Sox fans, you’ll like Reed. Solid. Dependable. Wicked stuff. We’ll miss him in Queens but he’s a rental and we aren’t contending. Looks to be a good deal for both sides as we reload for 2018 and you guys make a run this season.
snowflake mets fan…one of the reasons mets will never win
Hey, it’s Troll!
This trade does make the Sox probably have the best bullpen in MLB!
Gotta love the pickup he will slot in as the 8th inning guy and with Kelly coming back this will make the Red Sox one of the most formidable bullpens in baseball. The elephant in the room is if Carson Smith comes back effectively this year if he comes back like before the injury he will be the best addition of all the moves to the bullpen and make the Red Sox as good as anybody in baseball in the pen. I know it’s a big if but Carson Smith was truly elite before the injury with the deadly combination of strikeouts and ridiculously high ground ball rate.