One of the more important aspects of the Red Sox’s trade with the Philadelphia Phillies came in the announcement of the deal:
The Boston Red Sox traded with right pitchers today Brandon Workman en Heath Hembree en cash considerations, along with a player who will later be referred to as casho considerations, to the Philadelphia Phillies, in exchange for right-handed handball player Nick Pivetta and minor right-handed pitcher Connor Seabold. ”
Considerations of money.
As it turned out, the cashoe considerations did not materialize – $ 815,000 according to a source from the sector. But that’s mainly because Warkman are still Hembree players with high salaries. Workman made $ 3.5 million this season and Workman $ 1.6125 million – before players’ salaries were pro-valued, of course.
The $ 815,000, a source confirmed, was arrived at, so both Workman and Hembree were little more than minimum wage players for the Phillies to add.
Thanks to the pandemic, the subsequent shutdown from March to the last week of July, and, of course, no fans (read: paying customers) allowed in ball parks for 2020, teams are taking major financial hits. It seems that the Phillies, as just one example, are severely limited in what they can spend on salaries for potential acquisitions.
That, the Red Sox helped them out, paid $ 815,000 to work the deal. For their efforts, the Red Sox gained nine full years of control for two mid- and back-end rotation prospects in exchange for one reliever (Workman) led to free agency in a few months and another (Hembree) receiving just one extra has years of control outside of the current season.
Any way you cut, that’s a good guess.
But within the deal, there was another encouraging sign. While the Red Sox’s willingness to raise $ 815,000 to get the deal off does not represent an enormous financial burden, it may sound like a willingness on the part of the Sox to throw in money to help other deals done between now and 31 August. deadline.
And if the Red Sox are really interested in redesigning their roster and getting more talent for their prospect pool, such a commitment will be necessary.
Industry sources indicate that the Sox are
