WEEI: Penny claimed on waivers, Sox pulled him back

by Randy Booth on Aug 25, 2009 10:44 AM EDT in News

Apparently another team wanted Brad Penny, but the Sox didn't give him up.

What?!:

According to multiple sources, pitcher Brad Penny was claimed off waivers earlier this month, and then subsequently pulled back by the Red Sox. With the 48-hour window in which a deal could be worked out by the Red Sox and the claiming team already passed, Penny, who is being skipped over for his turn in the rotation this week, can’t be dealt by the Sox.

Penny is scheduled to be available for relief duty both Wednesday and Thursday, with a simulated game planned for Friday if he isn’t used. Righty is currently 7-8 with a 5.61 ERA and has suffered losses in each of his last four outings. Since the All-Star break he is 1-5 with a 7.82 ERA.

I'm not sure why the Sox would put Penny on the waivers just to pull him back. Perhaps it was a team the Sox didn't want to deal with? It seems like the Sox have enough depth and Penny has pitched poor enough, that at this point they could have traded him.

But it seems like Theo Epstein & Co. thought differently.

If Penny struggles in relief, I wouldn't be surprised to see him get DFA'd at some point.

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They probably put him on waivers a while ago, possibly to work out a trade.

Theo likes to keep his options open. But, they aren’t going to dump him for nothing when their pitching is so thin. I doubt they’ll DFA him. Rosters expand next week, so there’s no reason to pay him to pitch for someone else.

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Aug 25, 2009 11:26 AM EDT reply actions

This is what happened

The article that I read talked about how Penny would have to be DFAed bc the window to trade Penny is long past.

I agree. Penny meet the end of the bench, bench get to know this guy.

by SoxAcumen on Aug 25, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions

The Onion?

When I first read that I was going to post something like “Is this from the Onion?” but then Drugs had to go and be all rational.

+1 Drugs

by AJBlue7 on Aug 25, 2009 11:34 AM EDT reply actions

I hope the Red Sox pulled Beckett, Jason Bay, and Dustin Pedroia off waivers, too

Hate to see them claimed by the Royals.

"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 Aug 25, 2009 12:08 PM EDT reply actions

Good.

I’m kinda glad they pulled him back. Because while I’m a stubborn mule thinking we DO have enough pitching depth, apparently we don’t with the recent results. We need everyone we can get because pitching/defense = deep playoff run. I think the reduced workload working in the ’pen will reinvigorate Penny and really push the team nicely.

by Sawxdrumma84 on Aug 25, 2009 12:24 PM EDT reply actions

Standard practice

Teams routinely put all non-untouchable (touchable?) guys on waivers to gauge interest and try to stimulate trade talk. Most of the time, you never hear about it, because it doesn’t have to be reported until they pass through waivers (or something like that).

"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.

by SoxDevil on Aug 25, 2009 12:31 PM EDT reply actions