Sox trade Javier Lopez to BOS for David Riske

by hiphopnerd on Jun 15, 2006 12:55 PM CDT Comment 17 comments

I'm hearing secondhand that Bruce Levine reported this on ESPN 1000 a little bit ago...

He came off the DL recently, should be a more solid arm in the pen, and will probably contribute more than Lopez would have this year. Maybe the real reason Tracey was sent down yesterday?

I suppose he takes over what we thought was Politte's role going into the season?

[editor's note, by thewizardsofoz] as hiphopnerd pointed, it's now official:

The Chicago White Sox have acquired veteran right-handed pitcher David Riske from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for left-handed pitcher Javier Lopez and optioned right-handed pitcher Sean Tracey to Class AAA Charlotte.

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Certainly

A great trade if true. We obviously didn't like Lopez and Riske is an established respectable middle reliever. Of course Lopez had allowed 2 runs in 33 innings in Charlotte, so why he wasn't up is a mystery.

by Bull Pain on Jun 15, 2006 11:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

As we wait for something official to come through...

by hiphopnerd on Jun 15, 2006 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The reason is...

Because bringing him up at any point this year... and having him fail brings down his stock incredibly (which is extremely likely). I believe lopez does not even stay on the red sox roster the rest of the year while riske will for the sox... which will show why he was never brought up to hinder his value.

by QWERTwithaY on Jun 15, 2006 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

If it is official

I'm guessing it is, but it ends up being a great deal for Chicago. With Cotts & Thornton, the White Sox had no need for another lefty. I just hope Riske's back holds up.

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by shaftr on Jun 15, 2006 12:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'll always love Riske

for producing one of the great '05 moments.

JOE CREDE!

by the wimperoo on Jun 15, 2006 12:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

It's Official

whitesox.com

by hiphopnerd on Jun 15, 2006 12:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I assume...

if Politte is really back next week, Montero will be gone and we'll at least have a bullpen full of major leaguers?

by Toonderstrook on Jun 15, 2006 1:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I would reserve judgement on that

until seeing Politte pitch a couple times...

by hiphopnerd on Jun 15, 2006 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Little bit torn

I think this is probably a good trade for the Sox (White), but I would have liked to see what Lopez could do. He was putting up some intriguing numbers. I reckon we'll see what he can do at some point, just not with our Sox. When all is said and done, I prefer to have the experienced, proven guy in the pen when we're making a run at the division.

by the wolf on Jun 15, 2006 1:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Righty vs. lefty

I think Riske vs. Lopez was simply a matter of righty vs. lefty. Before this trade our #1 RH setup guy was Montero (If you consider McCarthy's best role as long reliever pitching 2-4 innings at a time). Now Riske takes over that role.

This series of events shows how brilliant KW's stockpiling of lefties was during ST

by bhoov on Jun 15, 2006 1:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Another reason

I know relievers tend to be very volatile, but at one point in his career, Riske was actually a pretty damn good reliever. I say that like he was good two-three years ago, but in actuality, he's been solid for the past three years. It looks like last year, his K rate fell a bit, but his control improved immensely (sp?).

Lopez, OTOH, has only had one decent season, coming all the way back in 2003.

I really like this trade a lot. Thumbs up, Kenny.

by CWSKeith on Jun 15, 2006 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can he play CF and how's his hitting?

I was at the Jack Morris no-hitter

by dmiller on Jun 15, 2006 4:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Trade Info

Sons of Sam Horn has an excellent and informative thread about this trade if you're interested.

The majority opinion over their seems to think Lopez will amount to nothing more than a passable LOOGY, and that Riske will be a servicable low leverage guy this year.

Personally, I like the deal. We have plenty of lefties in the pen, we just need more guys that can actually get major leaguers out--now, at almost no cost, we have one more of those guys.

by madvillian on Jun 15, 2006 5:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs