Jeremy Hermida

Red Sox Express Interest In Four Boras Clients

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

The Red Sox have expressed interest in four players - all Scott Boras clients - early in the hot stove season, according to Mike Silverman of The Boston Herald. Those four players would be Matt Holliday, Adrian Beltre, Mike Gonzalez, and Rick Ankiel. Silverman notes that the Sox consider Holliday and alternative to Jason Bay, should they fail to re-sign him. Gonzalez could replace Billy Wagner, although...

Where's the Fire?

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

(BDD) No Theo Walkout, No Beckett Blockbuster, No A-Rod Hunt, No Matsuzaka Mania, No Manny Drama, No Teixeira Chase... This Promises to Be Boston's Coldest Hot Stove Season Ever The Free Agent Season Begins on Friday... The Burning Questions... Will the Sox Use Their $tockpile to Overpay for Jason Bay or Matt Holliday? With Alex Gonzalez Turning 50 and Jed Lowry Back in Pawtucket, Will They Sign Marco...

Red Sox may see pop

Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

If anyone knows Jeremy Hermida as a hitter, it's Jim Presley. The former Mariners slugger has spent the past four seasons as the Florida Marlins hitting coach, helping...

11/15 - Values, Defense, and Financial Planning

Over the Monster (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009

Still trying to catch up. Hopefully, I'll have a short night of homework sometime this week and I can post a bunch of links. Anyways, here's a bunch of more recent links (I'll save the still-relevant ones from earlier this week for later). First, since I promised it to ferret: Criminals of WAR - THT I'm guilty of several of these offenses. Good reminder that it's not the end-all stat. And now, some...

Links: Arbitration, winter league prospects, etc

http://redsox.wordpress.com/feed (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009

The Extra Bases blog lists those players who are eligible for salary arbitration this offseason: Jonathan Papelbon, Ramon Ramirez, Hideki Okajima, Jeremy Hermida, Casey Kotchman, Manny Delcarmen, Fernando Cabrera and Brian Anderson. Boston must offer them a contract by December 12, or else they become non-tendered free agents. They consider Cabrera and Anderson likely to be [...]

Red Sox Have Eight Players Eligible For Arbitration

SOX (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

The Major League Baseball Players Association sent out an email to the media on Friday and the Boston Red Sox have eight members who are eligible for salary arbitration for 2010. They are Brian Anderson, Fernando Cabrera, Manny Delcarmen, Jeremy Hermida, Casey Kotchman, Hideki Okajima, Ramon Ramirez and Jonathan Papelbon. During Theo Epstein’s reign as general manager [...]

Most of the Money Has Already Been Spent

Fenway West (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

Comcast Sportsnet New England published this great breakdown of Red Sox salaries: Here is an estimate of where the Red Sox' 2010 payroll stands at this moment: PLAYERS UNDER CONTRACT J.D. Drew: $14 million David Ortiz: $13 million Mike Lowell; $12.5 million Josh Beckett: $12.1 million Kevin Youkilis: $9.37 million Daisuke Matsuzaka: $8.3 million Victor Martinez: $7.7 million Jon Lester: $3.75 million...

• Contract decisions in the works - Extra Bases
• Red Sox will spend $150M in 2010 - Beale Street Beat

Trade Market: Designated Hitters

MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

There are plenty of DH candidates on the free agent market, but trades are possible too. Here's our look at the DH landscape... Milton Bradley, Cubs. The Cubs seem certain to unload Bradley, perhaps on the Rangers, Mets, or Rays (obviously the Mets would have to use Bradley in the outfield). Surely by now you've memorized the fact that he's owed $21MM over the next two seasons. Luke Scott, Orioles....

MLB Trade Rumors: Dan Uggla to the Dodgers'?

Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

More photos » by Gregory Smith - AP about 1 month ago: Florida Marlins' Dan Uggla connects with a solo home run against the Atlanta Braves during the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, at Turner Field in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith) Browse more photos » I caught some of the XM Radio Baseball show yesterday afternoon with Casey Stern and Kevin Kennedy. They were...

Follow-up on Buster Olney - Hardy, Hermida, Teahan

Sports Law Blog (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

After posting last week about Buster Olney’s article and comments about arbitration-eligible players and free agents, the Twins traded Carlos Gomez to the Brewers for J.J. Hardy; the Red Sox traded Jose Alvarez and Hunter Jones to the Marlins for Jeremy Hermida; and the White Sox acquired Mark Teahen for Chris Getz and Josh Fields. Olney posted a column on his ESPN.com site (“Hermida’s...

From Chicago to Vegas

Fish Chunks (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

FOXsports is live-blogging from the Chicago GM meeting . The blog noted this about the Marlins earlier today... "The Marlins have received calls from three teams on second baseman Dan Uggla and two on first baseman Jorge Cantu. Club officials will meet at the general managers' meetings to determine whether trading either or both will be necessary to meet payroll. "The early signs are that...

Marlins Rumors: Uggla, Ross, Cantu, Johnson

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Joe Capozzi of The Palm Beach Post has some Marlins rumors for us today... The front office will explore options for trading some of their 11 arbitration eligible players at the GM meetings this week. They already moved one in Jeremy Hermida over the weekend. Capozzi writes that there are "indications" that Dan Uggla will be traded by next month's winter meetings. The 29-year-old pounds out...

Free Agency Begins Applesauce - AFL updates, Mets likely to be active in market, Phils cut Feliz

Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Meet the Mets Toby Hyde gives us a quick update on the status of Met prospects in the AFL. First, the hitters . Then the pitchers . MLB Trade Rumors believes that the Mets are likely to end up with Matt Holliday, Randy Wolf, and Brad Penny in their free agent shopping cart. Let's reminisce about 40 years of Sesame Street with a Ron Darling guest appearance . Around the NL East The Phillies are clearing...

Phillies Breakfast Links, November 9, 2009: Goodbye Pedro Feliz, Gas Face at 3rd Bas(e)

The Good Phight (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

More photos » by Tony Dejak - AP Third baseman Chone Figgins, whose bat (and glove) may be highly coveted by the Phillies this winter. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) Browse more photos » Phillies decline option on Feliz Smell ya later, Pedro Feliz . WHO’S ON THIRD? - Philled In Scott Lauber breaks down the potential Feliz replacements. Phillies consider changes at third base Would Chone Figgins...

Hermida Could Pay Off Big for Red Sox

The FanHouse - Xavier Basketball (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

by Frankie Piliere Filed under: Angels , Brewers , Marlins , Red Sox , Twins , White Sox , MLB Transactions , Scout's Eye View In Advanced Scouting , MLB FanHouse's professional talent evaluator breaks down offseason moves from a scouting perspective. It hasn't taken long for the Hot Stove to get heated up as we roll past the World Series. Some key players have already been locked up and some high...