Trade Wells to a contender?

[RedSoxRooter]

The Cards are just making a token offer. Well's is going to the west coast.

[riverside sluggers]

ESPN's Buster Olney has reported that the Sox & Padres (they love making trades with one another), are closing in on a Wells trade

 

The Sox have targeted Triple A catcher George Kottaras

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2566883

His profile

http://cbs.sportsline.com/mlb/players/playerpage/546236

 

Yes please

[SoxFan02]

If they could Kottaras for Wells it would be awesome

[Anuj09]

that .233 BA doesn't look so appealing but hes only like 23 and he can spend 2 maybe 3 yrs at AAA

[rician blast]

that .233 BA doesn't look so appealing but hes only like 23 and he can spend 2 maybe 3 yrs at AAA

 

too early to judge that .233 average right now, he's only played a half a season @ AAA Portland. You could look at at this way:

 

Wily Mo hit about .250 in 6 minor league seasons.

 

Goergie has hit about .290 in 4 minor league seasons, excluding the his AAA work in Portland which only is comprised of 75 or so games.

 

This is a case where you just hope the Sox scouts are accurate and are onto a good thing.

[Moose]

Thank God he's going to the Padres. I would've loved to have Wells in Dodger blue, but not for Matt Kemp. No way, Theo. Uh-uh.

[riverside sluggers]

that .233 BA doesn't look so appealing but hes only like 23 and he can spend 2 maybe 3 yrs at AAA

 

And that .233 avg is coming from a season worth of 64 ABs in Triple A

 

Look at it this way

Wells retires, Sox gets back a present he left in the toilet for them as he ends his HOF career playing for a sub.500 type team

 

OR

 

Wells ends his career with a possible playoff team, while the Sox get a top 100 prospect who still has time to hone his skills

 

With Varitek's contract ending in 08, I dont think it would be 3 years of Kottaras being in Triple A

[Rdsxmbnt]

Theo make it happen! Kottras is a solid prospect, easily would be the best catching spect we have

[SoxFan02]

Wells pulled from thursday's start

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060831&content_id=1638749&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos&partnered=rss_bos