McCarthy: The Red Sox should add big at the trade deadline
It is the MLB All-Star Break and the Boston Red Sox find themselves in the playoff picture ahead of the 2nd half of the season. With the trade deadline coming up, Matt McCarthy said on Monday’s Felger and Mazz that the Red Sox should be adding big at the deadline.
Matt McCarthy: I found myself yesterday getting excited. I said, “oh my God they’re going to buy”, then I said “wait a minute, isn’t this really proof as to how far our standards have fallen? Like the whole “yeah, the Red Sox are going to buy””, shouldn’t that have been automatic three or four weeks ago? Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good thing that we’ve gotten to this point. It’s a good thing that this team has given us a really fun, exciting year and they have made it impossible for Craig Breslow and the ownership to ignore it, so that’s all good and I’m enjoying that as a Red Sox fan. But it is really proof as to how far the standards have fallen around here. We shouldn’t just be asking the Red Sox to add we should be asking the Red Sox to add big at this point. Three weeks ago they should have said they should add now. They should be saying not only are we going to add, we’re going to add big this because this team is getting better by the day.
Matt McCarthy: And again I found myself yesterday saying, “hot damn, this is really good stuff, we’re going to add. Let’s go!” Then I said “wait a minute. We should have been doing this a month ago”. This team has been obviously worthy of an investment a while ago, and I think it speaks to where this team was entering the year, and where they’ve been for the last five years. It’s one thing to have one year where you say “listen it’s not our year. We’re in the middle of a rebuild, let’s not add”, but to go into every single year, now across general managers, with this attitude to say, “well, who really cares what happens with the big league club” and to get to a point where they have to hit you in the face, they have to hit you over the head with it, that we’re good, we’re worthy of an investment and you need to take us seriously, this is not a one off problem for the Red Sox. This has been an organizational plague that they have been dealing with. It is a disease over there on Jersey Street.
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Mazz's Tiers: Red Sox trade deadline acquisitions in the 2000's
Tier 1
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 20: Manager Terry Francona #47 of the Boston Red Sox celebrates with Doug Mientkiewicz #13 after defeating the New York Yankees 10-3 to win game seven of the American League Championship Series on October 20, 2004 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.(Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
2004 – Doug Mientkiewicz and Orlando Cabrera acquired in a four team trade that sent Nomar Garciaparra to the Chicago Cubs
Tier 2
BOSTON – OCTOBER 17: Dave Roberts #31 of the Boston Red Sox steals second base while shortstop Derek Jeter #2 of the New York Yankees applies the tag in the ninth inning during game four of the American League Championship Series on October 17, 2004 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
2004 – Dave Roberts acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers for a minor leaguer
2018 – Steve Pearce acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays for Santiago Espinal
2018 – Nathan Eovaldi acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays for Jalen Beeks
2021 – Kyle Schwarber acquired from the Washington Nationals for a minor leaguer
2009 – Victor Martinez acquired from the Detroit Tigers for Justin Masterson
Tier 3
Boston Red Sox batter Manny Ramirez touches the hands of fans after he hit the first of two home runs against Texas Rangers, Saturday, July 10, 2004. The Red Sox won 14-6 at Fenway Park in Boston. (Photo by J Rogash/Getty Images)
2013 – Jake Peavy acquired in a three team trade. Jose Iglesias was traded to the Detroit Tigers in the deal
2008 – Manny Ramirez traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three team trade. Jason Bay was acquired by the Red Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates
Tier 4
BOSTON, MA – OCTOBER 23: Jon Lester #31 of the Boston Red Sox tips his cap as he leaves the game in the eighth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals during Game One of the 2013 World Series at Fenway Park on October 23, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
2007 – Eric Gagne acquired from Texas Rangers for Kason Gabbard
2014 – Jon Lester traded to Oakland Athletics for Yoenis Cespedes
2014 – John Lackey traded to St. Louis Cardinals for Allen Craig and Joe Kelly
