From Peter Abraham in today's Globe:
Once the Red Sox trade Kevin Youkilis (and that seems virtually certain according to sources), we'll know what the front office thinks of this team. If they trade for prospects, that means they don't think this bunch can win and given the state of the AL East, maybe they do think that.
The interesting part will be to see if the trade gets expanded. The Sox could certainly part with Youkilis alone. But they have spare outfielders, a spare catcher, and assorted extra relievers, too.
• To get to 90 wins, the Sox would have to win 61 of their remaining 102 games. That's nearly .600 ball for the better part of four months. That's why they'll get prospects for Youkilis. Plus they'll save some money.
It certainly sounds like Youk will be gone by the Trade Deadline. Not sure why everyone wants him gone right away. It seems they'd get more for him at the TD.