The Cubs are so awful.
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Reading some comments from people near the Red Sox, they want some big pieces... If I'm Jon Daniels, I laugh. Bailey is an Oakland A's product, and we all know what that means. Guy is an injury waiting to happen. And he's struggled for a while now. Arlington Park isn't where a pitcher like that should be going to rebound.The Rangers have spoken to the Red Sox about acquiring relief pitching and right-hander Andrew Bailey may be a trade target, MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan reports. General manager Jon Daniels said he was looking to add depth to both the bullpen and starting rotation during an interview with Jim Bowden and Casey Stern on MLB Network Radio today (Twitter link) and Bailey would join Jason Frasor as right-handed setup options behind closer Joe Nathan.
We heard last week that the Rangers were scouting Red Sox relievers, though Boston may be hesitant to part with any bullpen arms given injuries to Franklin Morales and Craig Breslow. The Red Sox were open to dealing Bailey early in the offseason but it seems teams weren't willing to bite on a reliever who threw just 15 1/3 innings during an injury-plagued 2012 season. Bailey is slated to be a setup man behind newly-acquired Red Sox closer Joel Hanrahan.
I agree with you, I'm a Red Sox fan and I personally hope we hold on to Bailey for the time being. But you have to remember the Sox gave up Reddick to get Bailey and Reddick had a solid season (minus average) last year. So I doubt the Red Sox just give him away for nothing because a lot of fans bitched and moaned about the original trade.From Mark Polishuk at MLBTradeRumors.com:
Reading some comments from people near the Red Sox, they want some big pieces... If I'm Jon Daniels, I laugh. Bailey is an Oakland A's product, and we all know what that means. Guy is an injury waiting to happen. And he's struggled for a while now. Arlington Park isn't where a pitcher like that should be going to rebound.