End of Youkillis Era - Start of the next one

[jung]

I could have seen possibly keeping him up until that little presser he held and his brothers tweets.

 

I think he has been helpful to the younger guys and has not been a distraction to this point. But I think that is because Youk believed the team was doing everything it could to move him.

 

I think the last few days were a tip off that things would not have been that rosy around here if Youk was not traded. Youk believes he has more left in the tank and very likely does not think sitting behind WMB is the best way for him to capitalize on what he has left. Just the way it is I think.

 

V in his post game presser saying that BC told him late in the game that there is "a situation pending". So it does sound like an announcement is forthcoming, maybe even later tonight.

[seabeachfred]

And yippee for me because I was completely wrong about this and very happy that I was. We have it on good authority that Youk was traded to the White Sox for two players---a reliever and spot starter named Stewart, and a combination IF-OF named Brent Lillibridge, once a high valued prospect with the Atlanta Braves but who never did much in Chicago, nor was he given that much of a chance.

 

This had to be done and I couldn't have been more happy that I was full of crap on this issue. Youkilis had to go and we knew we would not get that much for him. I'm glad the FO saw it that way as well.