Red Sox Like Brocail

[love_that_reefer]

ESPN.com's Peter Gammons reports that the Red Sox are interested in RHP Doug Brocail.
Gammons confirms that the Red Sox aren't discussing Miguel Tejada with the Astros. The 41-year-old reliever has a 3.91 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 48 1/3 innings for Houston.

Red Sox wouldn't have to give anything up much to get Brocail from the last place Astros so this makes a lot of sense. He would be a very serviceable reliever for any contending team.

[HollywoodLeo]

Brocail was one of those relievers Kevin Towers brought in that I kept waiting for him to suck but he never really did.

He would be a decent pick up since he might come practically free.

[cjkalt]

These are the same astros that just bought wolf...why would they sell now?

[love_that_reefer]

Wolf is pretty much trying out for next year. Brocail is up in age and doesn't find himself in future plans. If the Stros were smart, neither would Wolf but I understand.

[HollywoodLeo]

These are the same astros that just bought wolf...why would they sell now?

The Astros are competing for not being in last place in a 6 team division.

Do you really think the Wolf deal was an attempt to get into playoff contention?

[cjkalt]

How else can you explain it? Thats what the GM said when he did the deal, i don't know why he'd deal for Wolf, he's an FA at the end of the season i believe

[love_that_reefer]

I think its more along the lines of trying him out for next year. Astros are weak in starting pitching and Wolf was available and on the cheap.

[HollywoodLeo]

How else can you explain it? Thats what the GM said when he did the deal, i don't know why he'd deal for Wolf, he's an FA at the end of the season i believe

I don't know why they made the deal, either (LTR's reasoning makes some sense, though), I just know it's not to get them into the playoffs.

Wolf isn't, exactly, the best pitcher in the world...