Sox Acquire Frandsen In Trade, Sign Schoeneweis

Earlier today, the Red Sox acquired infielder Kevin Frandsen from the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later, or cash… they also signed free agent lefthanded reliever Scott Schoeneweis. The question is: why? Frandsen is 27 years old. He appeared in 23 big league games last year, hitting a not-so-robust .140, with one RBI. In announcing the trade, the Boston Globe declared “he protects the Sox as a backup shortstop”. Oh, really? Has anyone at the Globe ever seen him PLAY shortstop? It isn’t pretty! But that move isn’t nearly as bad as the ill-conceived series of moves the front office has made with its bullpen. Alan Embree? Really? Scott Schoeneweis??? REALLY??? Look folks, I really don’t mean to be critical, but these moves are laughable. First and foremost, the club has RHP Joe Nelson, whose “vulcan” pitch has proven highly effective against both right-handers (.237 BA against in his career) and even moreso against lef...