Are we really having this great big argument over whether we should have acquired Cristian Guzman?
Even though the Nationals said point blank that if the Sox had claimed him they'd have pulled him off waivers?
Talk about desperate.
Look, in the offseason we'll ship some prospects either to Florida for Hanley, or more realistically probably to Texas for Young, or Cleveland for Peralta, both of which are vastly superior options to Guzman.
Failing that, if both teams should for some incredible reason not be interested in trading an expensive and expendable shortstop, we can make a pickup on J. J. Hardy, who has a fair change to regain his stroke at Fenway. He's a dead pull RHH hitter, only 4 hits all year to right field. A similar arrangement worked wonders for Mike Lowell and his similar pull tendencies.