Padres trade Drew Pomeranz to the Red Sox

Pomeranz is on a one-year, $1.35 million deal this season and will reach arbitration this offseason, likely warranting a raise.

Sorry. Not how the game works. “There’s a lot of clubs looking for starting pitching and there’s not a lot of starting pitchers out there”.

Miami could still add a starter but could be and should be hesitant since the price is so high.

Let other top executives blink.

Remember the grief Theo Epstein took when he suggested the Red Sox might be embarking on a “bridge year?” Some even placed Pedro Martinez comps on Espinoza, which frankly is unfair but also speaks to how good some feel he ultimately can be. Espinoza, at his current rate of development, will still be in A ball at that age. Nevertheless, the Athletics have to be wide-eyed seeing the return San Diego got in exchange for Pomeranz. He now has all of Red Sox Nation behind him.

If the Padres had kept Pomeranz and closer Fernando Rodney they would’ve had three representatives in Tuesday’s Midsummer Classic.

This is how Dombrowski rolls, quickly and aggressively. Except for Wright, all have been inconsistent this season, and injuries to closer Craig Kimbrel and setup man Junichi Tazawa threatened to further strain the rotation.

Update (6:34 PM EDT): Lin confirms that it’s a one-for-one deal, Pomeranz for Espinoza.

Anderson Espinsoa, 18, pitcher for the Greenville Drive, was sent to the San Diego Padres in the Dave Pomeranz deal Thurdsay.

In 2011, Pomeranz was traded to the Colorado Rockies as part of a trade for Ubaldo Jimenez. He’s 8-7 with a 2.47 ERA and 115 strikeouts over 102 innings in his first season with the Padres. As one rival executive put it, “I would really be concerned about his workload for the balance of the year”. The Red Sox are now in a three-way heat for the American League East title, tied with the Toronto Blue Jays and two games behind the division-leading Baltimore Orioles. Well, that’s in only 45 2/3 innings.

It wasn’t Dombrowski who acquired Joe Kelly or Rick Porcello, but Pomeranz appears to represent the late-blooming starting pitcher the Red Sox tried to bring aboard when they targeted both Kelly and Porcello.

It’s getting real now, this Drew Pomeranz business. Boston clearly wants to go for it in David Ortiz’s final season.

While the New York Mets could certainly use another big bat for their lineup or a starter to help their injured rotation, they are now focusing on relief help, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. Pomeranz and Hill are very similar pitchers, though Pomeranz has the edge in youth and team control remaining, while Hill has the edge in performance.

Prospects, everyone loves prospects. The issue with Velasquez is that he doesn’t pitch deep enough into games, which is why his ERA and WHIP, while solid, are higher than they would be if he pitched seven innings consistently.

Also taking away from the pain is the reported agreement with 2016 first-round pick Jason Groome.

Espinoza has a dazzling arm that scouts are drooling over.

Maybe Espinoza will be an ace.