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From-Newsday

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2005/11/keith_foulke_on.html

Dbacks get-- Shoppach, Arroyo or Clement, David Murphy Sox get-- Tracy maybe just shoppach and clement

FROM--ESPN.com Chad Tracy Hitting A .335 hitter in four minor league seasons, Tracy has a flat swing and keeps his hands inside the ball well, often going to left field. He stays balanced and has a quick stroke, allowing him to be a good contact hitter. He recognizes pitches well, drawing a decent number of walks, but does not generate much home-run power with his swing. The longball wasn't part of his minor league repertoire either, though he powered 70 doubles in the high minors in 2002 and 2003. Baserunning & Defense A first baseman until his last year in college, Tracy lacks range at third base. His reactions are slow and his footwork clumsy at times. He goes through periods where he struggles with his throws, often because of poor footwork. But Tracy has a strong work ethic and should improve defensively.

26-16 td catch by fauria (failed 2pt conversion)

26-10 td run by patrick pass

Beckett’s ‘pumped’ boston herald As far as Josh Beckett is concerned, he has left the heat, in temperature only, of Florida for the frying pan that is Red Sox baseball. Beckett wouldn’t want it any other way. “As far as the difference, it’s probably one end of the spectrum to the other - it seems like that’s what everybody’s telling me anyway,” said Beckett yesterday from his ranch in south Texas during a conference call, two days after the right-hander’s trade from the Marlins became official. “I got a call from a great friend of mine who was in Triple A last year with Boston all year, and he saw it in spring training. He was in the big league camp for quite some time with you guys and he was like ‘Hey, you’re finally on a big league team.’ And I hate to say that, but the fact is without a stadium down in South Florida, it’s tough to get fans to come.” Beckett sounds ridiculously excited to be joining the Red Sox. “I’m pumped, I really am, I don’t know how many times I can say it,” he said. The 2003 World Series MVP was well aware that the Marlins might be undergoing, as he put it, a “facelift” this offseason, but he was not expecting to be part of the makeover. “Not that I felt I was necessarily immune, I just had this feeling I didn’t think I’d be traded. I’m still relatively cheap,” said Beckett, who professed to be unaware of any plans for a long-term contract extension with the Red Sox. Beckett made $2.4 million last year and is still three seasons away from free agency. Switching from the National League to the AL features one obvious new twist - “They need to get rid of that damn DH” Beckett pointed out - but one thing that should not change is Beckett’s poise and confidence. “I don’t think it comes out under the spotlight,” Beckett said. “I’m kind of sure of myself. If you have a failing mentality, you’re probably going to fail more often than you would if you were pretty confident in yourself.” Beckett said he has spoken with David Wells - “We’re kind of cut from the same cloth,” he said of the left-hander - and ex-Marlin Kevin Millar about the plusses of playing in Boston. The scrutiny that Beckett will receive actually began in this trade, which the Red Sox held up because they had questions about the soundness of his pitching shoulder. “If you’re investing the kind of money that they’re investing and getting rid of players that they were counting on, I would do all the due diligence that I could,” said Beckett, who missed his final start of the season with stiffness. “Did I foresee that? No, but I didn’t foresee a trade even. It was kind of a deal where I like to go see Doc (Dr. James Andrews) at the end of every season just to see where I’m at. So it was more of a checkup for me. I had some shoulder stiffness, I had several doctors look at me and it was, ‘You’re fine.’ I’ve got great strength in all my muscles. It was just kind of tired.”

Brewers get-- Clement, Shoppach, Arroyo, RedSox get-- Chris Capuano (lefty from springfield MA) and overbay. i still think the sox need a lefty in the rotation since Wells is most likely gone

id also rather have overbay over gonzalez because hes more proven. Overbay would probaly hit .285 18 hrs 80 rbis and 45 doubles. Hes also hasnt had any injury problems and is decent defensivly. Scouting report from ESPN Hitting Overbay is a first baseman in the tradition of Mark Grace and Sean Casey-not a power hitter, but a man who can hit .305 with 45 doubles, while driving in and scoring 90 runs. In the absence of any available candidate who could hit for power, manager Ned Yost plugged him into the No. 4 slot early in 2004. Overbay responded with a big first half before coming back to earth after the All-Star break. Baserunning & Defense Defense is an important part of Overbay's game. In an infield that saw more than its share of shuffling last season, Overbay provided some stability. No Brewer second baseman had more than 41 double plays, but Overbay recorded 110. Possessed of average speed, he attempted only three stolen bases, but Overbay ran well enough to set the Brewers' team record for doubles.

Shinji Mori The Seibu Lions will allow right-handed reliever Shinji Mori to make a switch to MLB via the posting system, the team announced. Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japan's top pitcher and another Seibu Lion desperate to go to the U.S., has to be especially annoyed now. Mori, 31, was named the Pacific League's best setup man in 2002 and 2003, but he had a subpar 4.22 ERA last season. It's unclear how much interest there will be in him. Nov. 26 - 12:32 am et Source: The Japan Times from rotoworld

Mota in 2003 -- 6-3 1.97 era 76 games 105 innings 26 bb 99 k he was having a similar season in 04 before the dodgers traded him to the marlins were he started going down hill

Milwaukee Journal In another development that indirectly affects the Brewers, the New York Mets acquired first baseman Carlos Delgado from the salary-dumping Florida Marlins. The Mets were one of the teams expected to show interest this winter in acquiring Brewers first baseman Lyle Overbay. Another club with interest in Overbay is Boston, which could have pitching to spare after acquiring Josh Beckett from the Marlins. One rumor circulating has the Red Sox offering right-hander Matt Clement to the Brewers for Overbay. The Brewers took a run at Clement on the free agent market last winter before he signed with the Red Sox for three years and $25.5 million. Overbay made $446,000 last season and is in line for a big raise through salary arbitration, but the Brewers would have a bigger payroll bump in acquiring Clement, who went 13-6 with a 4.57 ERA in 32 games for Boston. Melvin, who has said he would only trade Overbay in the right deal, did not indicate if he'd be interested in such a swap but noted the Red Sox might be after Chicago White Sox free agent first baseman Paul Konerko. After dealing for Philadelphia's Jim Thome, it is not known if Chicago will try to keep Konerko. I would make this trade in a second now that we have 6 starting pitchers.

From MLB.COM With Rowand moving on, the center field job now belongs to Anderson. The 23-year-old right-handed hitter, selected 15th overall in the 2003 First-Year Player Draft, has done nothing to erase his "five-tool" tag as a player since joining the White Sox organization out of the University of Arizona. Anderson has a .301 career average over stops at Great Falls, Class A Winston-Salem, Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte, playing for the Knights for most of 2005. Anderson added 30 home runs, 143 RBIs and 20 stolen bases, covering 248 games over three seasons. He also made a brief stop with the White Sox during their championship run, hitting .176 with two home runs and three RBIs in 34 at-bats. Those two home runs, though, were a sign of future greatness for Anderson, who launched both against Seattle's Felix Hernandez, the Mariners' 19-year-old fireballer, during a 5-3 victory in 12 innings on Aug. 26. "B.A. is a good player. He's going to be fine," said Rowand of Anderson. "He can hit. He plays defense. He plays the game the right way. Chicago fans and the White Sox are going to be happy to have him." While some in the organization acknowledge that Anderson is more than just the frontrunner to take over for Rowand, his election will not be unopposed. Both Jerry Owens and Chris Young, recently added to the 40-man roster, could provide a Spring Training challenge for the affable Anderson, who figures to take the city by storm with his engaging, and often times comically eccentric, personality. Young, 22, who was singled out by manager Ozzie Guillen as the most improved offensive player he witnessed during Spring Training 2005, is coming off a season with Birmingham in which he led the Southern League in doubles (41), extra-base hits (70) and runs scored (100). He also tied for the league lead with 26 home runs, while hitting .277 with 30 stolen bases and 77 RBIs. Owens, who turns 25 at the start of Spring Training, was one of the top offensive players in the Southern League after coming over from the Washington Nationals during the past offseason. Owens led the league with 173 hits and his .331 batting average, while scoring 99 runs and swiping 38 bases. Owens impressed Guillen when the manager watched him recently during Winter League action in Venezuela, and he could provide that second speed player at the top of the order Guillen desires.

IF Thome stays healthy (big IF) it will help the white sox. They have 3 good young OF prospects (Brian Anderson, Ryan Sweeney and Chris Young) who are all capable of being as good if not better than rowand. If you can get Thome to bat .280 with 40 hrs behind Konerko, that could be a scary lineup. Pods Iguchi Konerko Thome Dye Pierzynski Crede Uribe Anderson with their pitching they might be the team to beat in the A.L

Rollins--SS Rowand--CF Abreau--RF Burell--LF Howard--1B Utley--2B Bell--3B Lieberthal--C good lineup but that need to resign wagner and get a starting pitcher

good trade for the phillies however

Rowand--28--$3.25 million--'04 stats .310 24hr 69 rbi 17 sb Thome--35--$12.5 million---'04 stats .274 42hr 105 rbi (played in only 58 games in '05)

ya this trade makes no sense to me unless they are giving up on signing Konerko

White Sox to deal Rowand for Phillies' Thome This might mean the White Sox wont try to resighn Konerko..

http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view.bg?articleid=11 (its on page 2) Wells to S.D. for Roberts and Otsuka That would be a very good trade giving the Sox more speed and more bullpen help Schilling Beckett Wakefield Clement Papelbon

OR Mariners get -- Manny Sox get -- Eddie Guardado and Richie Sexson the only way id trade Manny to the Mets if we get David Wright in return

A's get -- Manny Sox get -- Barry Zito and Nick Swisher a very good trade if the red sox can sign Konerko to replace Manny in the order