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Gammons On Snyder, Ramos, Martinez, Ortiz

Peter Gammons made his weekly appearance on WEEI's Big Show today, and as always, dished about some possible Red Sox moves.  Ethan Landy has the full transcript available, but here are some of the more interesting tidbits...

• In regards to the Chris Snyder trade rumors, Gammons said the Sox would be hesitant about paying the catcher the rest of the $4.75MM he's owed for this season and the $5.75MM owed for 2011.  Gammons said the Red Sox would prefer to spend that money on "a big piece" at the trade deadline.
• Gammons tabs Minnesota prospect Wilson Ramos as "probably the best [catcher] in the minor leagues that might be traded," though he thinks a deal is a longshot since the Twins would ask for Daniel Bard or Clay Buchholz in return. A few weeks ago, MLBTR's Tim Dierkes looked at what the Twins might do with Ramos.
  
• Should Boston pick up another catcher, of course, that would leave Victor Martinez out of a position what with Kevin Youkilis at first and Adrian Beltre at third.  Gammons points out that the Sox would face a tough decision about what to do with "three DH's on the roster," counting Martinez along with David Ortiz and Mike Lowell. 
  
• Gammons reiterated a past point about how catching prospect Mark Wagner may have more value to Boston than Ortiz at this stage, given Wagner's defensive skills and Ortiz's struggles at the plate.  Though, as Gammons notes, "they set this team up to get offense out of catcher and DH, so that is a tough change in direction without a real answer."

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