Well this isn’t like that. But it’s close. Kinda… Maybe.
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Yesterday, for the price of two minor-leaguers you don’t care about, the Red Sox acquired left-handed-hitter Jeremy Hermida from the Florida Marlins. Theo essentially swooped in and plucked Hermida before he became one of about 70 players (which is a huge number) to be what is called “non-tendered.” Essentially, the Marlins don’t want to afford him so they basically put him in the want ads for short money… alla Minnesota / David Ortiz.
So where does Jeremy fit in 2010? Well for one thing, it was fun Rocco, but you can ring up chiropractic bills somewhere else next season. It’s also decent Jason Bay insurance. I don’t see (and we hope Theo doesn’t either) Hermida as the everyday in left next season, but the acquisition does send a message. Let’s just hope it’s only a message (or an MSG to those of you reading our fancy new mobile site) and that Jason Bay is rippin git up next year to which ever enormous sum of money we get put over a barrel for.
Jeremy Hermida was the 11th overall pick in the 2002 amateur draft. He is 25 and in 5 seasons with the Marlins has hit 57 home runs, 210 RBIs and .265. His best year was 2007: 18HR, 63RBI and .296BA in 123 games.
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I made the same relation to how Ortiz was picked up when discussing this with a friend of mine. Also, Jermaine Dye was just let go from Chicago, perhaps a Dye/Hermida platoon for 2010 wouldn’t be a bad thing. They have good splits and both play good defense.
Even white sox fans hate Dye. He’s their JD. We have one we hate too. But theirs has a worse on base %.