Over the last week, Ben Cherington has been slowly turning over the roster. The impact of the moves thus far is likely to be very minimal.
Things were kicked off when Kevin Newman was traded to division rival, the Cincinnati Reds, for RHP Dauri Moreta. Tim Williams detailed the new Pittsburgh Pirates acquisition in his article The Mystery of Dauri Moreta’s Sinker.
My personal feelings about the trade are that it’s a bit of a head scratcher. It isn’t that I have a personal attachment to Newman.