"As you can probably surmise from that quote, Bennett is a big boy, coming in a 6-6, 235 lbs. He was selected in the second round of the 2022 MLB draft (45th overall), has a 2.67 ERA in 138.1 innings of minor league work (good), and is a bit old for never having pitched above Double-A as he turned 25 a fortnight ago (not so good - Buy hey, happy belated birthday!)."
"If you're keeping track at home, that's three certified moose that Breslow and the front office have acquired just this month, with 6-6, 275 pound Johan Oviedo coming over in the trade from Pittsburgh back on December 4th, and 6-5, 225 pound Ryan Watson coming over from the A's on the back of the Rule 5 draft last week."
"With Perales going back in the other direction, the Red Sox give up a right-handed flame thrower with a high ceiling, and as you might imagine, that's already made some people very upset. But before we dive too far down that rabbit hole, it's worth pointing out that we have two guys here with pretty significant injury history. Both have already had Tommy John before even making it to the majors, and Perales' size is likely an addition red flag in some circles."
Red Sox traded right-handed prospect Luis Perales to Washington for left-handed prospect Jake Bennett in an unusual pitcher-for-pitcher swap. Bennett is a 6-6, 235-pound second-round pick (45th overall, 2022) with a 2.67 ERA across 138.1 minor-league innings and has not yet pitched above Double-A at age 25. Perales is a high-velocity right-handed arm with a high ceiling. Both pitchers have prior Tommy John surgery and carry injury concerns; Perales' size is viewed by some as an additional red flag. The trade follows other acquisitions of large-framed pitchers Johan Oviedo and Ryan Watson.
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