Hot Stove Heating Up
So, all kinds of rumors and news coming out of the MLB Winter Meetings. Grady Little - former Sox manager and scapegoat - gets hired as the new manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers (back together with D-Lowe!). The Toronto Blue Jays have opened up the wallet - and acquired some pretty impressive pitching (all with initials instead of names - AJ and BJ and JP - are they going for the all alphabet team?). Lots of players lurking in the hotel lobby looking for jobs - Bernie Williams, Johnny Damon...
Latest Red Sox trade rumors: Renteria may be going to Atlanta. The Journal-Constitution confirming today that the Braves are very interested, now that they've lost Furcal. And Gordon Eades says in today's Globe:
Poor Edgar - he never really produced offensively or defensively like we'd hoped. 30 errors is pretty noteworthy, and not in a good way. And when the "Faithful" turn against you, it's hard to recover (just ask Mark Bellhorn, ER)
Wells still being shopped to the West Coast, although now Oakland seems a possibility. Manny Ramirez - who knows? Now the word is that Doug Mirabelli might be headed to San Diego. (What will Wakefield do without him? Although I don't blame Doug wanting to be an everyday player) And Eades also reported in his "Extra Bases" blog that:
Finally, good-bye and thank you to John Olerud (or the Olderdude as we called him). He's decided to retire after 16 years in the Majors. What a sweet hitter - I saw him hit a grand slam this summer! And a class act all the way around. What I find amazing is that his stint in Pawtucket this past season was the first time he'd played in the minors. I hope he has a peaceful and happy retirement.
Latest Red Sox trade rumors: Renteria may be going to Atlanta. The Journal-Constitution confirming today that the Braves are very interested, now that they've lost Furcal. And Gordon Eades says in today's Globe:
the Red Sox were moving aggressively to trade shortstop Edgar Renteria...He could be headed to the Braves as part of a three-way deal with the Devil Rays in which the Sox would receive Devil Rays shortstop Julio Lugo while Tampa Bay would get prospects from Atlanta, presumably highly regarded third baseman Andy Marte and another player.
Poor Edgar - he never really produced offensively or defensively like we'd hoped. 30 errors is pretty noteworthy, and not in a good way. And when the "Faithful" turn against you, it's hard to recover (just ask Mark Bellhorn, ER)
Wells still being shopped to the West Coast, although now Oakland seems a possibility. Manny Ramirez - who knows? Now the word is that Doug Mirabelli might be headed to San Diego. (What will Wakefield do without him? Although I don't blame Doug wanting to be an everyday player) And Eades also reported in his "Extra Bases" blog that:
Ran into Scott Boras walking through the lobby last night just before 3 a.m. Boston time, and he said that he'd spent considerable time talking with the Sox and things were looking "good." Scott doesn't say that kind of stuff unless he's closing in on a deal.Now that's good news! (Although it means another four years of Michelle!)
Finally, good-bye and thank you to John Olerud (or the Olderdude as we called him). He's decided to retire after 16 years in the Majors. What a sweet hitter - I saw him hit a grand slam this summer! And a class act all the way around. What I find amazing is that his stint in Pawtucket this past season was the first time he'd played in the minors. I hope he has a peaceful and happy retirement.
posted by Beth at 9:46 AM
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