Adam LaRoche traded to the Red Sox

[The_Destroyah]

i hope those prospects are infact the ones...itd be a good deal if thats the truth

[Looch Ness Monster]

Diaz and Strickland..not much given up at all.

[BoSox21]

maybe a mod should clarify in the title that A. LaRoche means Adam and not Andy

[Spudboy]

Who gets moved off the roster to accommodate LaRoache?

 

Bailey is already on the dl.

[The_Destroyah]

maybe a mod should clarify in the title that A. LaRoche means Adam and not Andy

 

agreed there is a distinct difference in the 2

[MANNYHOF24]

Where does he fit into the lineup?

[The_Destroyah]

Who gets moved of the roster to accommodate LaRoache?

 

Bailey is already on the dl.

 

Kotsay?

[jacksonianmarch]

I doubt the sox offer him arb unless he lights it up. He's making 7 mil, so I doubt he'd get anywhere near that on the open market, so he might accept it. At which point, the sox could be on the hook of 7+ mil for a non-starter.

[Dojji]

I would say Kotsay, yes. He did a good job defensively but he just wasn't getting it done with the stick.

[The_Destroyah]

Where does he fit into the lineup?

 

7 hole?

[BoSox21]

if it isnt Kotsay, it would be Baldelli so it has to be Kotsay

[Dojji]

I doubt the sox offer him arb unless he lights it up. He's making 7 mil' date=' so I doubt he'd get anywhere near that on the open market, so he might accept it. At which point, the sox could be on the hook of 7+ mil for a non-starter.[/quote']

 

I disagree. Adam Laroche is a fair power hitter. Not great, but he gets the job done and he's young. He'll certainly get a multi year deal on the free agent market.

 

Also, I certainly wouldn't want to go into next season without a very good backup corner infielder whether or not we keep laRoche so offering Arb has a small downside.

[BoSox21]

LaRoche would definitely be worth keeping around considering there's another year of Lowell

[jacksonianmarch]

I disagree. Adam Laroche is a fair power hitter. Not great' date=' but he gets the job done and he's young. He'll certainly get a multi year deal on the free agent market.[/quote']

 

you gotta think about his position. He's a .800 or so OPS first baseman who averages 20 homers a season. Guys like him are not worth 7 mil on this current market.

[Dojji]

Some team in the offseason will need a power hitting first baseman and will settle on LaRoche for that role.

[Spudboy]

If Kotsay is dumped then all we have left for OF back-up is Baldelli. With his health issues, this would seem risky.

[Mr Crunchy]

They need a spark,perhaps an internal brawl is appropriate, they have all the fire of a 60 yr old heroin addicted hooker.

[Dipre]

A bat!

 

Finally!

 

LaRoche at first + Youk at third is definitely better than the sacks of FAIL we've been trotting out there, including Lowell, who can't even reach 2nd on blasts to the wall anymore.

[The_Destroyah]

it all depends on just how well he does for the rest of this season, maybe he lights up in the sox lineup.

[jacksonianmarch]

They need a spark' date='perhaps an internal brawl is appropriate, they have all the fire of a 60 yr old heroin addicted hooker.[/quote']

 

in my 7 yrs in the medical field, I have not seen one 60 yr old, heroine addicted hooker. Most of them die in their 30s or 40s

[Looch Ness Monster]

I'll be a bit upset if Rocco Baldelli is our only outfielder off the bench.

[Dipre]

in my 7 yrs in the medical field' date=' I have not seen one 60 yr old, heroine addicted hooker. Most of them die in their 30s or 40s[/quote']

 

Thank you for your much-needed insight.

[BoSox21]

I'm proud to say I was the one who got to add the roster move on Wikipedia

[Spudboy]

I think the Sox are not done moving parts.

[The_Destroyah]

and we didnt sell the farm to get him so we could always make another deal, not likely but i wouldnt dismiss the posibility.

[Dipre]

I think the Sox are not done moving parts.

 

They shouldn't be.

[Dojji]

If Kotsay is dumped then all we have left for OF back-up is Baldelli. With his health issues' date=' this would seem risky.[/quote']

 

Yes well, we can't have everything. that's one of the reasons I wanted Mark Teahen first and foremost, but laRoche should be able to get the job done.

 

If we need more than 1 game's worth of backup outfield we should be able to call someone up.

[jacksonianmarch]

I'll be a bit upset if Rocco Baldelli is our only outfielder off the bench.

 

Nick Green can play the OF IIRC

[Spudboy]

I'm proud to say I was the one who got to add the roster move on Wikipedia

 

I was wondering how that got updated so quickly.

[The_Destroyah]

I'm proud to say I was the one who got to add the roster move on Wikipedia

 

congratulations, you have just etched a piece of red sox history into the most reliable information center on the net;)