December 22, 2012

Red Sox Trade For Pirates Closer Joel Hanrahan

UPDATE, December 26: Finalized deal:
Joel Hanrahan and Brock Holt from the Pirates for Mark Melancon, Stolmy Pimentel, Ivan De Jesus, and Jerry Sands.
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It looks like the Red Sox have acquired Pirates closer Joel Hanrahan. The right-hander is 31, has spent the last four seasons in the City of Bridges, and is a free agent after 2013.

Sources say that at least two players are going to Pittsburgh - outfielder/first baseman Jerry Sands and right-hander Stolmy Pimentel - but that the deal may be slightly expanded. (One report has the Red Sox sending four players and getting two back.)

11 comments:

allan said...

Update: "Multiple industry sources indicated to ESPNBoston.com that the Sox could include pitcher Mark Melancon, in addition to Pimentel and Sands, in return for Hanrahan."

allan said...

Swisher to the Spiders for 4/56.

Zenslinger said...

SOSH speculation: that they want Garrett Jones, too, as a platoon member.

allan said...

Jon Heyman, who claimed this would be a 6-player trade, says the deal won't be completed until after Xmas.

allan said...

Bill James takes an extremely rosy view of the 2013 lineup. For one thing, everyone will hit over .300!

Zenslinger said...

Does he give BA elsewhere? Edes gives OBP/SLG/OPS lines. Not that they look bad!

allan said...

Oops!
I thought those were traditional slash lines! No, I have no batting averages projhections!

allan said...

GOLD!

gojohn said...

Love the GOLD... not too sure about James' crystal ball

allan said...

Farrell says Hanrahan will be the closer.

SoSock said...

Yay! I like this move