Odds And Ends: Rolen, Gonzalez, Buchholz

How about this:

Red Sox get: Adrian Gonzalez and Heath Bell

Padres get: Julio Lugo(salary eaten), Justin Masterson, Daniel Bard, and Lars Anderson/Caly Bucholz?

Red Sox Get: Adrian Gonzalez, Heath Bell. Brian Giles.

Padres Get: Masterson, Anderson/Bucholtz, Ellsbury

Sound Good????

will not trade masterson, clay and jacoby for all the kings horses and all the kings men. No way. But with kotsay already a viable option and bailey a decent option are the sox really needing anything? I say no, nick green has gotten better and better defensively and is hitting about .260 i think, not bad for a ss. Outfield has no glaring weakness with bay, ellsbury, and drew. catching has proved a none weakness because varitek changed his stance to be more quiet and it has paid off. kottaras is not a big average man but he catches tim and i see him taking advantage of the monster for a good amount of doubles. Pitching is world championship quality. I think a very logical deal would come in a three way ordeal. Someone in the chase wants a pitcher. They cant get halladay. the sox give them penny and tell them to give the jays two not supreme but good prospects. the sox throw the jays bucholz and anderson. with the team getting penny giving the jays the young ss they want and a pitcher as well. This is a deal that the redsox give up penny and two elite prospects to land doc, to make a championship team that much better with a simple upgrade from b penny to doc. what do ya think about this?

I've seen Anderson thos year, and to tell you the truth he has not impressed me. I do not know how he made the Eastern League All-Stars. Reddick has more upside, and a kid they have Jiminez at 3rd, has shown me more promise.

Ellsbury is untouchable, after that anything could happen.

ya, i dont see ellsbury in any deal because i see him being elite in a couple more years working on a higher average and more power while retaining tht speed and glove. but padres person that deal could work. I just dont see the redsox trading more than two of bard, buch, masterson, and bowden. your giving them the two big names and we get two outstanding guys and bowden is just as major league ready as buch in my opinion. could be the fifth starter if needed next year for sure. a package of reddick, anderson, who is young and just needs time to mature. buch and masterson could land just about anyone besides maybe pujols or hanram, but it would be hard for the cards or marlins to turn that down

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"How about this:

Red Sox get: Adrian Gonzalez and Heath Bell

Padres get: Julio Lugo(salary eaten), Justin Masterson, Daniel Bard, and Lars Anderson/Clay Bucholz?"

Uh.

That's the worst trade I've ever heard in my life. Do the Sox need more bullpen depth? No. They already have 2 major league-ready closers in Papelbon and Bard. Do the Sox have anywhere to put Gonzales? No. They have a full outfield that has been healthy, two corners that are veteran mainstays, and a DH who has been tearing the cover off the ball since the beginning of June. Why give up good talent for nothing gained, nothing won? And no, I couldn't care less about the Padres.

I know Buchholz threw a no-hitter, but how many pitchers in the past have thrown one and then disappeared off the face of the earth? Some guys handle pressure better than others and I don't Clay will cut it in the majors.