Diamondbacks / Red Sox

[Red Sox GM (Nick)]

Boston trades:
SP Eduardo Rodriguez ARI 4.9 2025+
mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/5263/eduardo-rodriguez-6th-red-sox
2B/SS/3B Geraldo Perdomo ARI 1.0 3rd
mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/7064/braves-red-sox
C Carson Kelly DET 1.0 6th
mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/7526/rangers-red-sox
C Ronaldo Hernandez ARI 0.3 1st
mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/6293/dodgers-red-sox
www.fangraphs.com/players/ronaldo-hernandez/sa881850/stats?position=C

Arizona trades:
C Connor Wong BOS 0.5 2nd
mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/7240/lad-arz
RF Oscar Colas CHW 0.5 2nd
mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/6456/white-sox-diamondbacks
RP Chris Stratton KC 0.9 2024
mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/7437/rockies-diamondbacks
RP Hector Neris FA 3.4 2024
mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/7931/diamondbacks-astros
1B Bobby Dalbec BOS 1.0 4th
mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/7027/diamondbacks-rangers
LF Cooper Hummel NYM 1.0 3rd
mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/6264/arizona-transactions
SP/RP Humberto Castellanos ARI 1.0 4th
mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/6472/diamondbacks-astros

BOS +1.1
ARI -1.1

Red Sox accept.  Players dropped.  Thanks Mo for the informative trade block that got my wheels in motion.

The more I’ve thought about my roster, I could use some depth in order to contend even if half these guys finished 2023 in the minors.  In return I am sending three current major leaguers - one who has received Cy Young votes in past and coming off his best season since 2019, one that made the all-star team in 2023 and brings valuable MPE, and ironically one guy who is no longer on the Dbacks IRL, plus a former top 100 prospect who might officially debut and be Moreno’s backup with a good spring.  I liked but did not love these four fellas, and ultimately breaking up ERod's reasonable salary into multiple pieces was an attractive idea.

Wong gives me a stronger C tandem and helps me play the Red Sox current catching pipeline moving forward (maybe Teel and Wong split the role 2025 forward).  Colas struggled in his rookie year, but he did not spend a long time in the upper minors, so like my belief last winter in Perdomo, I think he'll show improvement in Year 2 (and he's got lots of opportunity with the White Sox if he can seize it).  Although both are expiring contracts, Stratton is a reliable and affordable bullpen arm with a good situation in KC, and Neris is a high performer that will land somewhere with high leverage opps over the next month or so.  Rumor has it Dalbec (dingers) will get serious consideration for a MLB role with the Sox again (corner IF and/or OF) - and if he doesn't, rumor has it some other orgs with lesser infields would like to pluck him and give him some run.  Hummel has some unique versatility without getting much PT at the MLB level thus far, but the transitional year for the Mets seems like a good opp.  Castellanos had TJ in late 2022, and given his history of good command as a starter in the minors, I think he will get some innings in a swingman role in near future - in Arizona or elsewhere.

[D'backs GM (Mo)]

Diamondbacks Accept:
I did not want to trade Wong & Colas as I viewed them as building blocks for my rebuild and wanted to keep them around. But when Nick approached me with this idea yesterday I had to pull the trigger. I'm a big fan of Eduardo Rodriguez and when Arizona signed him last month I knew right away that I wanted to try and acquire him here. He will now form a nice 1-2 punch with Jordan Montgomery at the top of my rotation. Funny enough I rejected the idea of acquiring Geraldo Perdomo last offseason when Nick purposed an idea. I have changed my opinion on him as he made the all star team last season and has proven to be very solid vs right handed pitching. Arizona I'm hearing will platoon Lawlar & Perdomo to begin 2024 so now that I have both guys I will be able to plug one of them in each night. And finally I'm very excited for Ronaldo Hernandez as I believe he has the best chance of winning the back up job behind Moreno this spring. If he does, that would be great as it will help me not miss Conor Wong to much.

As Nick mentioned I am giving up a lot of depth. Neris & Straton will be missed, I plan to replace them in free agency or other trades. Dalbec, Hummel & Castellanos are big question marks to me so I'm okay with giving them up.

All Players dropped on Fantrax.

[Guardians GM (Jay)]

Approve 1-0

[Astros GM (Adam)]

Approve (2-0)

11 players exchanged, and only 1 is a 1st.

[Royals GM (Jordan)]

approve 3-0

[D'backs GM (Mo)]

Updated

[Red Sox GM (Nick)]

Updated