"It's still early," Dombrowski said. "I can tell you I've done a great deal of work. There's five clubs that are willing to talk about it.iphone 5s refurbished They're the same five clubs that have been at it all year. So it's still a little early for that type of situation. So we'll just see what happens."
It's no secret the Red Sox need starting pitching. Boston is coming off a 2 4 road trip through Texas and Tampa in which its six starting pitchers allowed 33 runs (27 earned runs) in 27 1/3 innings for a 8.89 ERA.
ESPN's Buster Olney spoke with rival officials who presume Dombrowski will be extremely aggressive in his pursuit of pitching as the July 31 non waiver trade deadline nears.
"Rival officials are watching the Red Sox and Dombrowski, and assuming that in the next 33 days, he will execute a lightning strike for pitching and not for a journeyman, back end of the rotation type. One evaluator believes that inevitably, Dombrowski will target a much more exclusive group of pitchers: The young, powerful arms early in their respective careers. iphone 5s refurbished Dombrowski has been given carte blanche by Boston ownership to do what he needs to do to win now and has high end prospects to deal, such as Yoan Moncada and Andrew Benintendi.
"That high caliber of assets will give the Red Sox an opportunity to discuss players who might be off limits to other teams, the evaluator said. "It's like the Red Sox will be able to buy from The Special Reserve," he joked, comparing Dombrowski to someone who is taken into an exclusive part of a wine cellar.
"Who that might mean, exactly, remains to be seen."
Dombrowski was extremely active at trade deadlines in recent seasons as Tigers GM, acquiring such impactful players/pitchers as David Price,iphone 5s refurbished Joakim Soria, Doug Fister, Anibal Sanchez, Jose Iglesias, Omar Infante and Jhonny Peralta.
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