So the Red Sox finally found their closer today, trading Josh Reddick, Miles Head and Raul Alcantara to the Oakland A’s in exchange for Andrew Bailey and outfielder Ryan Sweeney. How does this deal look for Boston? At first glance, I’d say ‘good’. In terms of what we lost: I’m not really as high on [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Oakland A’s’
Thinking out of the box: Because the pitching market sucks.
Posted in 2011-2012 Offseason, 2012 Red Sox offseason, tagged Boston Red Sox, Brandon McCarthy, Brett Meyers, Carl Pavano, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, Oakland A's, Ryan Dempster on December 26, 2011 | 3 Comments »
As the offseason has hummed along, two things have become really obvious: 1.) The starting pitcher trade market sucks. 2.) The starting pitcher free agent market sucks harder. Keeping those two important pieces of information in mind, it might be time for the Red Sox to start thinking of some folks who might not be [...]
The trade that was not: Gio Gonzalez to the Red Sox
Posted in 2011-2012 Offseason, 2012 Red Sox offseason, Gio Gonzalez, tagged Ben Cherington, Gio Gonzalez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Oakland A's, Oliver Perez, Washington Nationals on December 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It was funny waltzing around the Twitter universe today, reading folks’ reactions to the Gio Gonzalez trade to the Washington Nationals that was almost the Gio Gonzalez trade to the Boston Red Sox. Some folks were relieved. Others were pissed. Put me somewhere in between. You guessed it – a good ole’ fashioned fence rider. [...]
Examining the trade market: Is there a deal out there for the Red Sox?
Posted in 2011-2012 Offseason, 2012 Red Sox offseason, tagged Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cliff Lee, Edwin Jackson, Gavin Floyd, Gio Gonzalez, Joe Saunders, John Danks, Jonathan Niese, New York Mets, Oakland A's on December 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
With a less than thrilling FA pitching market, the Red Sox may be inclined to explore some trade options in order to fill out their 2012 rotation. Some of the names mentioned here the Red Sox have kicked tires on and some they haven’t – but they’re all worth taking a closer look at. John [...]
Two rumored trades that shouldn’t go down
Posted in 2012 Red Sox offseason, tagged Andrew Bailey, Arizona Diamondbacks, Ben Cherington, Billy Beane, Boston Red Sox, Jed Lowrie, Joe Saunders, John Lackey, Josh Reddick, Oakland A's on December 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hi all. Boring Friday night so I figured I’d just post some random musings on the two seemingly hot-to-trot Red Sox trade rumors. I’ve gotta be honest, I’m not wild about either deal. First the one I really, really don’t like: Joe Saunders – I don’t get this move at all. In fact it seems [...]
