CrespoBlows

Maybe we should never bring up another prospect. I'm in favor for trading for Honus Wagner. He's established. Going with your plan, our team will be filling out weekly subscriptions to AARP. Give it a rest with this "fragile mentality" argument. These kids are talented. They deserve a chance.

Like a pitcher.

Players don't learn ANYTHING sitting on benches. Besides, what does professionalism have to do with hitting second? If anything, Pedoria is the ultimate pro, (grit, hustle) not that it means anything at all. The Red Sox can insert Pedroia into the second spot. He'll walk more then he strikes out, and he'll hit in the .280 range. His OPS will be higher then Loretta's at the end of the next season. No question about that. By the way, Cora is a nice safety net. (Why would Loretta want to play on the bench)

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUK U NICKSON

He's perfect.

I still haven't seen any backlash as result of Wells' comments. He's been this way his whole career. I'm sure it bothers him, but a manager isn't more important than his team. He'll probably bring him into a closed room meeting and hammer it out one on one there. Besides, Millar's comments in 2004 didn't stop the Red Sox from winning anything. Manny's antics in 2005 didn't stop the Red Sox from going to the playoffs.

Wells has always ran his mouth. No one cares what he says. How exactly is he a cancer?

You know what? If it were 1996, and the Boston Red Sox roster looked the way it does now, I'd probably make a move for Smoltz, provided I could only give up one prospect. Now, with salaries raising everyday, there is no conceivable way, I'm going to trade three prospects or even one for that matter for a 39 year old veteran. Think about it like this, you give up Lester and receive John Smoltz in return. At the end of the season, he retires. You now have to sign a free agent to replace Smoltz. Personally, I'm a fan of Barry Zito. Let's go get him and sign him to a $12 million dollar contract. You could go the cheaper route, and sign Gil Meche to a $6 million a year contract. Still, that's somewhere in between $11.5 million - $5.5 million you have to replace by not keeping Jon Lester. The Red Sox budget is basically set at where it is now. So you're robbing Peter to pay Paul. (Solidfying the starting rotation) Granted, the Red Sox would still be a solid team, but they could be a great team if they'd paid Lester only $350,000 to do what any other FA pitcher, or Smoltz would have done for 5X less. With that money saved, the Red Sox can probably sign a FA closer, and move Papelbon to the rotation. That way, you've got a rotation that could potentially look like: Schilling, Beckett, Papelbon, Lester, and Wakefield. Maybe, the Red Sox could afford to take a gamble on Eric Gagne, or trade for a Tom Gordon. I don't know about these kinds of prospects. In the few times we've seen him, Lester looks legit.

No use for Gabbard. Lopez gives an extra arm out of the bullpen.

Front office BS? Everything you typed is BS. You don't trade pitchers with this kind of potential for 39 year old pitchers who will be here for two months. Especially, if you're in FIRST PLACE. You're telling me trading for two months of John Smoltz is good enough to justify trading six years of Jon Lester? That's absolute stupidity. Maybe you should have traded Jon Papelbon and Hanley Ramirez for Jason Schmidt. That would have been a great trade, right? A dynasty won't come our way if we trade Lester for Smoltz. But there could be one if we have Lester, Papelbon, and Beckett. You're telling me that couldn't compete for a WS title every year?

You are correct.

Pena is a good centerpiece of the deal, but I'd assume you'd have to add a Delcarmen to go along with that deal. Maybe a Murphy too.

Wow. Spin, at it's finest right here. You do realize that the Brewers control the rights to Mench, Cordero, and Nix in '07? The Red Sox do not have that option with Nixon, or Foulke. Besides, Foulke would get eaten alive at Miller Park. He's a fly-ball pitcher, going to a hitter friendly park? Nixon has no power to speak of, and he is a FA after the year. So basically, it's Pena for Lee. Nixon and Foulke have no place in the Brewers future. The trade idea is ridiculous. (Oddity: According to baseballprospecuts, Kevin Mench most comparable player is Carlos Lee)

The Mench, Nix, and Cordero deal is a better one for the Brewers. Besides, the Brewers would almost certaintly demand that we absorb the salaries of Foulke and Nixon. Then, there's the uncertaintly if whether you can extend Carlos Lee for less then $60 million. Besides, Mench isn't what you would call "average." He's a legit 25 HR guy. Nix, also has a lot of promise, and Cordero is one year removed from being a shutdown closer. His stuff is still there, maybe being inserted into the closers role will revitalize him. Basically, you're saying the Brewers should trade Wily Mo Pena for Carlos Lee. Pena's got a lot of promise, but those collection of players are better then what we had to offer.

Not the best way to run a major league franchise. Go ahead, trade your ace in the making for a guy who'll pitch here for two months. Maybe you should ask Bill Lajoie, if he'd make another trade like that.

Yeah, but no one, right now at least, is confusing Carlos Lee with Wily Mo Pena.

Miguel Cabrera.

Somehow, I don't think the Rockies are going to trade a pitcher with a 3.75 ERA for Keith Foulke.

The only funny thing about that trade offer is some moron is actually against it.

Florida gets screwed big time.

I guess Clement's $9 million a year contract isn't a "tall order." Every single one of those contracts are sizable. Especially Tavarez, who is one of the highest paid middle relievers in baseball. Lugo wouldn't fit into an albatrostic contract either. Four years at eight million per, isn't a huge contract. It fits in nicely to the other ones Theo has offered. Other ones: Contreras (4 years $32 million) Pavano (4 years $40 million) Martinez (3 years $40 million) Damon (4 years $40 million) I'm sure that's not it, but Theo offers long-term contracts.

What? Edgar Renteria looked slow, and shied away from the big spotlight. Lugo is a speed-burner, and is a high energy guy who'd fit into the bright lights of Fenway. If he gets a four year deal, he'd be 34 when his contract expires. That's old, but it's not to the point where you'd expect a total collapse.

Beckett Varitek Renteria Schilling Foulke Nixon Clement Tavarez Lowell (took on his albatrostic contract)

.880 OPS out of a SS is nothing to get excited about? He is far and away the better offensive player. He's on pace to smack 25 HR's. Can you imagine this guy at Fenway? He'd be perfect fit there. Gonzalez will probably want a three year deal. There's a real risk that Gonzalez could fall back into career norms. $3 million dollars is OK for a guy who catches the ball, but Gonzalez is going to want more. You can't justify paying $5 to $7 million to guy who's career OPS is below .700. According to most scouts, Lugo is a player that has a lot of range and a good arm. Throw in his well-above offense for his position, and you've got a complete SS.

How convenient. You take out the worst statistics of one player, and suddenly it looks better! Back to the orginal point. If you can get a gold-glove SS, who has an OPS of over .950. You take it. Those kind of players are rare to find.