Red Sox & Tigers
Submitted by: JHB
Red Sox
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer Gipson-Long | 25 | Majors | SP | 6 | 61.2 | 48.1 | 13.1 | 10.5 | 13.1 | 15.7 |
Total Value:
13.1
Tigers
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenley Jansen | 37 | Majors | RP | Low | 1 | 13.9 | 16 | -2.1 | -2.5 | -2.1 | -1.7 | |
| Nick Yorke | 21 | Minors | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 10.6 | 13.3 | 16 | ||
| Masataka Yoshida | 30 | Majors | OF | Low | 4 | 77.7 | 74.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4 |
Total Value:
14.5
Comments
2
If the Red Sox are really trying to cut salary, the Tigers would likely accept this deal giving them an experienced closer, an upbeat LF/DH, and a previous first-round draft pick with a great hit tool, all for their 6th or 7th-best starting pitcher, an arm that Boston needs more. The Red Sox save $34 million in 2024 and $88 million total. The Tigers get about three more wins in a tight division and their future 2B, while the Red Sox get enough money back to sign Montgomery while adding a AAA SP.
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So I think the Tigers are going to win the central. No idea if they’d be willing to take on the contracts of Masa and Kenley but I think this makes sense for both teams. Tigers are another team with an abundance of SP depth which a Gipson-Long may not hurt as much as all those above him in depth chart. I would imagine Boston’s new director of pitching, Justin Willard, knows him well from their time together with Twins.