Red Sox Acquire Boof Bonser From Twins

by Logan Lietz on Dec 10, 2009 10:41 AM EST in News Comment 9 comments

Boof Bonser - Acquired by the Boston Red Sox (12/10/09)

The Red Sox began Thursday by acquiring pitcher Boof Bonser from the Minnesota Twins in return for cash and a player to be named later.

According to wbztv.com:

The 28-year-old Bonser was on the way out in Minnesota, designated for assignment earlier this week after pitcher Carl Pavano agreed to go to arbitration with the team.

Not exactly a Halladay-esque acquisition, and it certainly doesn't figure to ignite the baseball world's interest, but a noteworthy trade nonetheless.

Bonser was 18-25 with a 5.12 ERA during his time with the Twins, but missed all of last season due to surgery on his pitching shoulder.

Hopefully this isn't the last news reported on this front today.

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Cool name

Well, he should be decent Wake insurance if healthy… I guess.

by brogshan on Dec 10, 2009 10:58 AM EST reply actions

Sixth starter/long relief

Otherwise, I don’t see how this makes sense.

by RSNexile on Dec 10, 2009 11:11 AM EST up reply actions

What's not to like?

He was good out of the bullpen last year, so that’s a nice last-ditch position of value. New long reliever perhaps?

by Sean O on Dec 10, 2009 11:22 AM EST reply actions

this year's low-risk, medium-reward starter pickup

Much cheaper than last year’s, too.

by morineko on Dec 10, 2009 11:29 AM EST reply actions

Depth, depth, depth

That’s Boof Bonser.

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by Randy Booth on Dec 10, 2009 11:41 AM EST reply actions

Repetition, repetition, repetition

That’s Double-Poster Extraordinaire, Randy Booth.

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by 0157H7 on Dec 10, 2009 12:19 PM EST up reply actions

Repetition works, David

Repetition works…David.

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by Bloggy on Dec 10, 2009 1:07 PM EST up reply actions

I just deleted the other comment

Now you just look foolish. Ha.

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by Randy Booth on Dec 10, 2009 3:00 PM EST up reply actions

one of our top prospects (Westmoreland, Kelly, Buchholz, Bowden), this is a decent deal. Bonser gets decent strikeout numbers (career 7.28 Ks / 9 innings) and doesn’t walk a ton of guys (2.87 BB / 9); I am a bit concerned about the HR totals and recent injury though. In 391.2 innings of MLB, he’s given up 61 HRs (1.4 HR / 9), which works out to 31 HR in 200 innings. That’s not good, especially when half of his games were in the Metrodome, which is not a hitter’s park (iirc), and he’s coming to Fenway. His FIP #s aren’t great either, at a career 4.60 FIP.

"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.

by 0157H7 on Dec 10, 2009 12:42 PM EST reply actions