Cardinals Shopping Greene

How are the Mets not even mentioned here? They have a depleted team right now full of injuries and short stop is one of those positions. So that being said they have to be at least interested... From a Red Sox standpoint however i don't think they are going to make that kind of a trade. Nick Green has been a pleasant surprise for them and his defense yesterday was actually very solid. Lugo is a starting shortstop by trade and is perfectly capable of holding down the job until Jed Lowrie gets back.

There is no reason for the Sox to make a trade here. Think about it, if they do make the trade, when Lowrie comes back they'll have FOUR SS! (Lowrie, Lugo, Green and Greene).

Greene needs to go somewhere with a little less pressure and media coverage. The Mets and Sox are not answers to this.

I suffer from anxiety problems at times and its not something to take lightly. Several professional athletes have had their careers ruined by it.

The only way anyone trades for Greene is if the Cards eat pretty much the majority of his salary.

His UZR/150 has declined in each of the past four years, 6.3, -3.1, -11.0, and a brutal -21.3 this season.

Not to mention that he's become pretty much worthless with the bat. He's a big time fly ball hitter that essentially tries to smack every pitch, so his plate discipline is inconsistent, and all of his power disappeared last year.

I'm not sure if anyone would really want to move anything for Greene at this point.

Greene isn't worth the gamble and with their current glut I wouldn't expect Boston to make a shortstop trade unless for a high-quality player, which is unlikely given the SS market. Trading for a DH is another matter, though. They won't release Papi but as unsavory as having a $12M player sitting the bench may sound it would be even worse to continue playing him at his present level of nonproduction...which essentially means an almost automatic out for the most important power slot in the batting order. Not exactly a winning strategy, especially in the AL East.

Even with decent pitching, and no matter how good the Sox are in other positions, they won't be good enough to make the playoffs with a crippled top of the order and poor infield defense. They knew that last year when their SS situation was already iffy, another bat IN ADDITION TO Papi was needed, when Papi's hitting was already suspect for the new season AND when bargain-priced hitters were available for the asking. The term mismanagement might be a bit strong here but saying they exercised poor judgement and foresight certainly isn't out of line.

If 3rd or 4th place is Boston's final resting place this season they'll only have themselves to blame.

The Mets NEED to pick up a salary dump type shortstop. Bobby Crosby and Khalil Greene are both available and better than Ramon Martinez and Alex Cora (why the hell did this guy get guaranteed money).

I believe the black hole comment was directed toward the Boston SS position.

i meant branyan takes over at dh for big crapi... sorry

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why would the Cards want to trade 3 players under control for a long time and Greene for two players who would be 4 month rentals??? That does not make sense for the Cards. I am sure the Mariners would love that trade.

Not to mention Beltre has not done too much thus far this season...