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I don't think it is realistic that KC could be kept in the dark. There would be nothing to stop the team to which we would be trading Myers from approaching KC to cut out the middle man. They would look to cut their own deal.

Essentially, Lester and Ellsbury for a pitcher. That had better be a top 5 pitcher. We'd also have to acquire a CF along the way. And if they can't make the Ells/Myers trade after trading Lester, where would that leave them-- rebuilding?

Good point.

Breaking the Home Run record doesn't look like such a lock anymore.

I like that plan, and I hope that you are right. Baseball could be fun again at Fenway.

Most years I was hoping that Wakefield would get hit by a bus, just enough to prevent him from taking the mound. I never would have expected to get a big prospect for him.

SFF expresses himself much better. Work on your communication skills.

Your posts almost always make sense. The only faulty ones are the ones where you tell me that I am wrong. jk, you have persuaded me to your point of view many times.

That makes sense.

The Mets are ridiculous.

Rumors are that the Sox are in on Hamilton. I guess Cherries doesn't think pitching is a top priority. With the addition of Napoli and Gomes, the lineup would not have the over-weighted lefty problem that it had last season. There would be good balance.

I agree. Building a contending team with the Red Sox' resources is not like designing the space shuttle.

If he goes for 4/$60 million, that's not too bad considering the supply ad demand for pitching this off season.

This guy has been killing us for years. Just to take him away as an opposing batter is a big plus. He loves to hit in Fenway.

Okay something to talk about right off the bat. This is a good move. He'll be productive power-wise and he has the flexibility to play behind the plate. He's not a #4 or 5 hitter, but at 6 he'll provide good production. Now,with 4 catchers, it's time to trade Salty.

That seems like a reasonable contract.

I guess that today was a travel day for the GM's. The Winter meetings start tomorrow. Hopefully, there will be lots of moves to make things interesting.

As a depth option, I would agree, but not as part of Plan A.

^ Dumpster Diving candidates. Cherries is probably already on the phone with them.

If people in the know say that he is barely passable as a major league OFer and he doesn't steal bases, I would conclude that he is one-dimensional. BTW: Why would I lie about this kid or any player? Maybe my sources of information are wrong. I can't vouch for the information as infallible, but to infer that I would lie about something as inconsequential as a stupid discussion on Sports Forum is ridiculous. I read about his fielding and his high k rate in a Peter A article. Who knows... maybe he is lying.:thumbdown Edit: I am in favor of trading Lester if they think he is on the downslide. I suggested trading him during the season. I am just not sold on this kid from what I have read. Seriously, what an *******.

You don't need to convince me of the need for pitching.

If the GM needs to spend $125-150 million on one guy to get this team back to winning 88 games, he is a bigger idiot than I gave him credit for being.

Hanley had attitude issues in the Red Sox organization and he had a rocky up and down stay with us. We were going to move him to CF if he stayed with the Sox according to my recollection. Also, we moved Hanley for a big stud young pitcher whose career was on the way up. Beckett was lighting up the gun at 97 consistently. Lester is experiencing diminishing velocity and he is coming off a terrible season. As for the report on his fielding, in a recent Peter A article, he made the statement about the scouting reports on Myers' fielding. He also mentioned the fact that Myers struck out 140 times in the minors last year. That is bound to go up in the majors. As for the examples of one dimensional players provided by you, yes, Teddy Ballgame was one dimensional, but he probably didn't strike out 140 times in 3 combined major league seasons, so I don't think Myers is the next Ted Williams. Ruth was not one dimensional. In addition to being the all-time greatest slugger, he was arguably one of the best left handed pitchers in history. He had very good speed when he was young and he could field. His athleticism was legendary. Henry Aaron was a great fielder, not good, but great. He had a strong arm too. Aaron was an excellent base runner with very good speed. You need to do some research before you make statements like that.

I am not against trading Lester. I proposed that during the season. I just don't think that this kid Myers could be a big stud like Trout or Harper. Otherwise, they wouldn't let him go for what Lester put on display last season.

November 26th is old news.