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Deal: Arozarena for Kimbrel Monday, July 30th , 2018 You can't always get what you want, but sometimes you find a deal anyway. The Baseball News Network is reporting that Boston and New York have made a swap with 23-year old minor league LF Randy Arozarena, 24-year old minor league 3B Mike Brosseau, 20-year old minor league 2B Gavin Lux, a 2nd round draft pick, and a 3rd round draft pick being shipped to the Mets and in return the Red Sox would get 30-year old RHP Craig Kimbrel. Boston general manager Jonathan Sanders said the two sides were close to a blockbuster trade before agreeing upon a smaller scale transaction. "This is just a bit of housekeeping compared to what we wanted to do," he said. "I won't name names, but the potential deal we were close to making would have certainly grabbed some headlines." A source inside the Boston organization said the two sides might not be done dealing, and another transaction could be in the works. This year, Kimbrel has earned 15 saves, made 46 relief appearances, fanned 72 hitters in 51.2 innings and posted an ERA of 2.61 and a 3-1 record. |
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