the sox are far from out of the woods in terms of putting an acceptable lineup on the field, but they could be closer than you think if the following deal were to happen:
tejada for manny and clement...
although the sox would be pretty silly to trade him to a division rival, they'd get much more in return. sure, manny's one of the best hitters in baseball - but there aren't that many people besides david ortiz that actually like him. there's a point where talent is useful, but synergy builds championships. on paper, the yanks have had tons of talented teams over the past 5 years, but how many WS titles have they won? exactly...
an infield of lowell, tejada, loretta, and youkilis sounds much better than lowell, cora, loretta, and youkilis, doesn't it? without question, bringing tejada in changes the complexion of the team instantly and almost replaces manny's production evenly. maybe add j.t. snow as a defensive replacement at 1B, and the sox have a decent infield with lots of leather.
get it done, sox. get it done.
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Good trade if we don't have to send cash considerations to BAL, but really, they're taking on over $30M in salaries each of the next three years. I'd be shocked if we wouldn't be on the hook for at least $8M/year as long as Manny and Clement are both under contract. I know Manny has three more years remaining. Clement I believe has three more years himself...
i put it out there, but i doubt it gets done... more of a christmas wish for myself... in order for it to happen, 1. $22mn of manny's salary over the next 3 years needs to be worked out, 2. baltimore and boston have to figure out if they really want to trade with each other, and 3. manny has to accept the trade... seems like too many possible deal-killers, but i've heard rumors that boston has proposed the initial trade to baltimore...
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