Colten Brewer and Heath Hembree
Another low-risk acquisition and that usually translates into low expectations and even lower performance outcomes. Colten Brewer did not disappoint and is now at Pawtucket (AAA). Attempting to find a positive in Brewer’s too long stay in Boston is his ability to keep the ball in the yard (0.9 HR/9), but the unfortunate part is Brewer was too busy giving up free passes (5.8 BB/9).
Heath Hembree has demonstrated the ability in his five Boston seasons to accomplish both – give up walks and the long ball. Hembree – like virtually the entire staff – was allowed to close. At this point, Hembree is clearly in the category of you know what you are getting and can do better elsewhere.
Brewer and Hembree are both symptomatic of the Red Sox inability to develop consistently reliable pitching. The result is either searching for bargains or making trades for someone else’s drafting mistakes.