There were a couple of moves made yesterday that shook up the fantasy baseball world. The Red Sox DFA'd Hanley Ramirez and the Mariners acquired Alex Colome from the Rays. Let's break them down:
With 2B Dustin Pedroia coming back from the DL, almost everybody expected the Red Sox to DFA or trade C/1B/DH Blake Swihart to make room on the roster. Apparently that is exactly what Dave Dombrowski was planning to do until he got a call from Manager Joey Cora who said he wanted to play Mitch Moreland more at 1B and didn't think Hanley would accept sitting on the bench that much. So, Dombrowski went with it and DFA'd Hanley who hit .341 in April but under .200 in May. The Red Sox likely have to eat Hanley's salary for this season, but will not be responsible for his vesting option for 2019. Whether that played into the decision is known only to Dave Dombrowski and possibly Joey Cora. For fantasy baseball owners, Hanley Ramirez stock just crashed, while Mitch Moreland's soared. I actually picked up Moreland myself after reading the news.
Trader Jerry DiPoto acquired RHP Alex Colome and OF Denard Span from the Rays for RHP Andrew Moore and a pitching prospect in the lower minors. The move bolsters the Mariners bullpen, but is likely disastrous for Alex Colome fantasy baseball owners. Colome was the closer for the Rays and will now likely be the setup guy for RHP Edwin Diaz for the Mariners. Span is not really fantasy relevant. He was having a pretty good season at the plate for the Rays, but was a negative defender by UZR despite playing only LF. This appears to be mainly a salary dump for the Rays. Andrew Moore's ceiling is #5 SP but he may find a role as a multi-inning reliever in the Rays crazy pitching scheme.
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