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Peter Gammons is nasty though; that man can absolutly rock.

Lugo is having a career year in OBP, SLU, and AVG while probably setting a career high in HRs. I would think Lugo will be looking to cash in with that too. As far as defense....Lugo is alright.....makes 20+ errors a season with a fielding percentage around .960-.970. Not a bad base stealer but not great. He is also a year older than Alex Gonzalez. You can pretty much guarantee better defense from Alex Gonzalez (nobody can argue that). He will make less than 20 errors a season and his fielding percentage will be around .980. His batting numbers are ok and most of that is because he plays half his games at Fenway with a good Red Sox lineup. He is a year younger and may come cheaper than Lugo. I certainly respect what you say and can see your point. I'm going with Gonzalez though.

Varitek and Nixon look lost at the plate.....very strange year for them

Wow Trot Nixon looks bad at the plate.......he doesn't look balanced and you can see he wants to crush the ball

how is Manny not on 2nd??

Personally I'm not excited about Lugo. I'd rather the Red Sox keep Alex Gonzalez. I've seen a lot of shortstops play the game...Alex Gonzalez is one if not the best defensive player I've ever seen. Its a crime this guy has not won a gold glove.

That sucks I liked Harold Reynolds. He was a good one but wow....he must have done something really bad.

I think Jacoby Ellsbury is going to be the leadoff hitter and CF of the future.

He was traded for Brad Wilkeron and Terrmel Sledge before the season. Before that he was traded for Alex Rodriguez. Its extremely hard to understand what Alfonso Soriano is really worth but I would not trade Brandon McCarthy for him or Humberto Sanchez.

I guess the Red Sox are still interested in Bobby Abreu with a few other teams. At first I didn't understand why the Red Sox would go after a bat when they have starting pitching issues. Now that Wells and Wakefield will be back...the rotation is set. The Red Sox will even have Matt Clement at some point to give us depth if someone else gets injured. A lot of people mention Trot Nixon in trade rumors. If the Philadelphia Phillies want MLB ready players in return and financial relief...why not Coco Crisp?? He is much cheaper than Abreu and is under contract, plus he is younger. If the Red Sox made a move along those lines for Abreu then our outfield this season could be Ramirez, Abreu, and Nixon with Pena taking Nixon's place next season. One of my issues with Coco Crisp is that I really feel Jacoby Ellsbury is not THAT far away and he should be our CF of the future. Coco Crisp for Bobby Abreu??

Coco Crisp continues to look more and more like this years Edgar Renteria

After I mention that he throws two curves and a changeup haha

Has Beckett thrown anything other than a fastball thus far??

Thats a huge bonus. Plus Tim Wakefield making a return in several weeks. That will probably eliminate any rumors that the Red Sox make a stab at a starting pitcher before the deadline. They will ride Kyle Snyder until the rotation is filled out. At first I didn't know why the Red Sox would be making a push for Abreu and not a starting pitcher but it makes more sense now.

Texas will explode in one of these games against the Yanks. Just one though.

I've been thinking this would be a fun topic to discuss. You have to consider the Red Sox will be looking at free agents as well. In order to be a player in the Red Sox outfield you really need to show something and be a top player. My thoughts on those player: Luis Soto, Brandon Moss, and David Murphy don't quite have what you are looking for on the Red Sox roster. Out of the three I like David Murphy and he is a nice guy to bring in should the Red Sox run into injuries. Down the road I don't see him sticking around. Jason Place is a guy you just sit back and watch him develop. There is no way to tell at this point if he will be anything good. I would expect him to spend a couple years in A-ball then AA-Portland at 21 years old and AAA-Pawtucket at 22. Chances are things don't go that smoothly. Jacoby Ellsbury is going to be the real deal (barring injuries) and I would expect him to be the Red Sox CF of the future. When the Red Sox decide for that to occur you can expect Coco Crisp to move to either LF/RF or be traded. My overall thoughts: Theo Epstein and the Red Sox organization seem to be leaning toward players who are complete ball players. Kevin Youkilis, Trot Nixon, Mike Lowell, etc.....complete players who are top defensive players and good solid hitters. If Willy Mo Pena can turn into that type of player who is solid in the outfield and patient at the plate then he will stick around. Its almost impossible for us to predict what the Red Sox outfield will look like in 2010 but if I was to guess: CF-Jacoby Ellsbury, LF- Willy Mo Pena, RF-Matt Holliday

DeRosa looked a little like A-Rod on that throw home

As I have said before....I think he would be rejuvenated if brought back up the major league level.

I like Brandon McCarthy...I wouldn't do that trade. If this goes down he will have a nice career in Washington.

I was reading on that same site the Red Sox would consider moving Seanez and Tavarez to Colorado for a starting pitcher. If that was the case then we would have a need for Gordon. This would also mean the Phillies are moving Abreu and as long as its not the Yankees....I'm ok with that. I would really like to see Willy Mo get more starts.

What would we do with Tom Gordon??

I'll start I guess haha.... Going from the Yankees to Boston is the kiss of death. Who was the last successful player to go directly from the Yanks to Sox and be productive? Everyone in Boston can't stand A-Rod and he is a cancer in the locker room. He is always the center piece to an organization and the Red Sox thrive on being a team oriented organization. Most of the players are leaders without an ego. I don't care what anyone really says about that...A-Rod has an ego (can't argue). So would I trade Manny for A-Rod....under current situation I wouldn't because the batting numbers cancel out, we get screwed up with the middle infield and our defense declines. A-Rod hasn't played SS in a while and you can't expect him to play effectively (not close to Gonzo level). For some reason Manny Ramirez scares me more in a Yankee uniform than Alex Rodriguez. If the question was: Which player would you start a baseball team with? Now we have an argument

Anyone ever notice A-Rod is always touching his nose (especially when things go wrong). Always looks like he wants to pick but he remembers at the last second he is probably on the screen after his error.

Wouldn't they be able to exchange him with someone like Jason Johnson?? I'm not positive how the 40 man works

Pedroia goes 1 for 2 with a 3-run homer on 7/23 .....continues to play very well. I'm excited to see what he can do with a September call-up