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ETBlogs Sports: Twins want Ellsbury part of the deal

  • Colin · 1 year ago
    I don't blame the Twins for asking for Ellsbury, but the Red Sox should not trade him under any circumstances. Giving up several prospects and stars for Santana is a move that a desperate team like the Yankees should make. It's not for a team in a position of strength like the Red Sox.
  • Mike · 1 year ago
    The rumour today is that it will cost Crisp+Lester+Masterson+Lowrie

    PULL THE TRIGGER THEO!
    You get to add Santana while keeping your two best prospects? Sign me up! Ellsbury is Major League ready now, as is Buchholz. The farm system is rich enough that you still have other upper echelon prospects in Bowden and others.
  • jim - red sox nation west · 1 year ago
    Bookem Danno!!
  • Scott in Lowell · 1 year ago
    I hate to say it, but part of the reason I would do this deal is to screw the Yankees. I know you're not supposed to operate like that, but just look at the potential starting rotations of each team with Santana on the Sox instead of the Yanks. It's ridiculous.
    As long as we don't have to give up Ellsbury, I hope they do it. It'd suck to lose Buchholz, but Santana IS what we hope he can become. Lester is a really nice story, but I don't have faith he'll be anything more than a #3 on a decent team.
  • Lance C. Dallaire · 1 year ago
    Jacoby for Santana?
    No way.
    A young, promising star for an aging athlet?
    Didn't the Red Sox learn anything from the gabbard for Gagne trade?
    Say it ain't so; Theo?
    Do not trade Jacoby. Period.
  • jim · 1 year ago
    Rob,

    I'm hearing the same thing as Mike above--Lester, Crisp, Masterson, Lowrie. If you follow the propects, that's somewhat painful. Masterson has a decent chance of being Carmona. Lowrie could become Pedroia. Deals should be painful for both sides, like the Beckett deal. If they don't blink, and the Twins back off on Ellsbury, let's make the deal. Santana at 7/130? It's worth a shot.

    If they can keep Clay, Jacoby, Bowden, Anderson, etc., this is a no-brainer.
  • jim · 1 year ago
    or Bill.....
  • Marcel · 1 year ago
    "Deals should be painful for both sides, like the Beckett deal."

    The main diffrence being that they had to make a deal for a frontline pitcher at that point. Now, they don't. So why should they give up anything that be construed as painful when it's unneccessary.

    Also, Masterson projects more as a dominant setup guy than he does as any kind of starter. Which would probably be more valuable to the Sox anyway. They could have a Masterson/Delcarmen/Papelbon configuration at the end of games for years and not have to worry about overpaying for veteran middle relievers.