November 19, 2010
by redsoxtalk
All of this Justin Upton talk has me thinking. The Red Sox need two bats to replace Adrian Beltre and Victor Martinez, and it’s generally thought that we will likely sign a free agent corner outfielder (Jayson Werth or Carl Crawford) and a corner infielder. What if, instead of blowing $100M on two good but aging players, we fill those spots via trade for good young players, utilizing our top prospects? Stay with me here.
Step 1. Send Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard and Josh Reddick to Arizona for Justin Upton
I know, you’re saying WHAT? But hear me out.
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Filed under 2011, Bullpen, Catching, Defense, Discussion, Free Agents, Infield, Lineup, Outfield, Prospects, Red Sox, Roster, Rotation, Rumors, Trades
Tagged with Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Andrew Miller, Anthony Rizzo, Brandon Allen, Brandon Webb, Cameron Maybin, Carl Crawford, Casey Kelly, Clay Buchholz, Cliff Lee, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Dave Cameron, Erik Bedard, Felix Doubront, Hideki Okajima, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek, Jayson Werth, Jed Hoyer, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Iglesias, Josh Beckett, Josh Reddick, Justin Duchscherer, Justin Upton, Ken Williams, Kevin Towers, Kevin Youkilis, Kolbrin Vitek, Matt Fox, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Westmoreland, Scott Atchison, Scott Downs, Sean Coyle, Theo Epstein, Tim Wakefield, Victor Martinez