phanan
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Headache in a Suitcase said:this is an amazing trade rumor, because of a variety of factors...
#1, we've heard just about every name involved in this trade in potential trade rumors, mostly to the teams in which they are rumored to be headed
#2, every team is getting exactly what they want... boston is getting a bonefied RBI guy to hit with Ortiz, they're filling a need at shortstop, and they're getting a speedster outfielder to fill the spot at the top of the lineup vacated by johnny damon, and they're freeing up cash... the orioles are getting rid of an upset player without taking on an enormous salary burden, getting a replacement at shortsop, and adding two quality starters to boot... tampa bay is getting quality young pitching prospects, a good third base prospect, and an expiring contract to be a stop gap at short stop until their big gun prospect is able to come up from the minors... and finally, the mets get the guy who omar minya has coveted forever... manny ramirez, while at the same time getting a bonefied setup man in baez, while at the same time not spending THAT much more than they did last year... they're losing approx. 23 million in getting rid of matsui, benson, heiliman and seo... but they're only adding approx. 24 million in ramirez and baez.
so they can go out and fill the pitching spots that they're losing and still only be a good 10 million or less over what they spent last year.
this may just be the perfect trade... which is why i think it'll get done.
I'm unsure about this for the Sox. Losing a valuable prospect like Marte is what troubles me. I don't mind Clement being thrown in, but adding Marte and only getting Joey Gathright? His batting avg. and on base percentage suck. Sure, he's got great speed, but you gotta get on base first.
But there might not be any other way to do this...