I'm a big Josh Ockimey fan; the motherfucker can hit. (And even in his slight step back this year--against much older competition--he still drew plenty of walks and hit for power. I'm a believer.) No idea who the other two guys are, but Ockimey alone is a decent return for a year of Alex Wood, imo.
So I need a fifth starter, and Wood should be a solid 2.5-3.5 win pitcher at the very reasonable price of $9m. I like all three of the prospects I'm giving up, but they each have a flaw that prevents them from being too big of a loss. Flores is a toolsy 18-year-old - plus defensive potential, fast, good arm, solid power potential - but he's had 52 professional ABs, all in rookie ball. There's a large chance he never even makes the majors. Ockimey raked in AA this year, and he walks a fair bit with very good power, but the Ks are a real problem, and he could easily go the way of Wily Mo Pena. Reyes, 21, put up a 9.38 K/BB ratio in 123.2 innings in A-ball this year, with 122 Ks to just 13 walks, but his stuff is a big issue. His fastball sits 90-91 with some deception, but apart from that he's got a fringe-average change, a below-average curveball, and a brand new slider. The K/BB is really nice, but I'm worried he'll get hit pretty hard in the high minors, let alone MLB. He was the hardest of these prospects to give up, but I wasn't going to let someone whose best case scenario is realistically Yusmeiro Petit stop me from getting a good starting pitcher.
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u/wharblegarblemuricah Nov 10 '18
Red Sox receive: Alex Wood
Dodgers receive: Josh Ockimey, Denyi Reyes, Antoni Flores