V-Mart to Sox

Barndog · July 31, 2009 4:33AM

I'm going to miss seeing Masterson, he's a class act

edmundfitzgerald · July 31, 2009 4:35AM

Masterson instead of Buchholz

This will not sit well with the competition.

Barndog · July 31, 2009 4:38AM

I wish they would use Buchholz to get a proven starter.

Barndog · July 31, 2009 4:41AM

wow, Sox just traded LaRoche to the Braves for Kotchman

Barndog · July 31, 2009 4:47AM

and I don't yet understand why the LaRoche trade to ATL was made

jackstraw · July 31, 2009 5:05AM

<< <i>and I don't yet understand why the LaRoche trade to ATL was made >>

Me either? Is Kotchman good? I have no idea and really in all honesty where is he going to play?
They are going to have to make room for VMart trading Laroche doesn't really do that. I see a big gigantic hole
in the bullpen right now! Who else can give you 2 or 3 innings out there?

Barndog · July 31, 2009 5:09AM

Kotchman is a good fielder. So I guess Lowell will get plenty of rest and Ortiz may sit against some people too. Any other teams carrying four 1B?

Youkilis
Kotchman
Martinez
(Ortiz)

jackstraw · July 31, 2009 5:11AM

I didn't know Kotchman was a 1Baseman, what ever.

edmundfitzgerald · July 31, 2009 5:18AM

Kotchman is a Yankee killer.

We have three older guys...Varitek...Big Papi....Lowell who need a rest down the stretch.
These older guys will also have someone breathing down their neck.

I thought maybe we got extra 1st basemen to trade for the 1st baseman from San Diego, but
that doesn't look like it's going to happen.

Angels are trying to get Halladay still.

yankeeno7 · July 31, 2009 5:54AM

Nice job by the Red Sox landing Victor Martinez. That could be the key for them.

The reason LaRoche was traded and not Kotchman was salary. I believe nearly 3 mill difference between LaRoche and Kotchman. Kotchman is better defensively but LaRoche is a MUCH better hitter.

perkdog · July 31, 2009 6:38AM

Im pretty freakin' excited!

Masterson was a decent guy but expendable IMO.

edmundfitzgerald · July 31, 2009 6:54AM

<< <i>Im pretty freakin' excited!

Masterson was a decent guy but expendable IMO. >>

I'm not excited. So we get a backup catcher who isn't great defensively and hits ok, nothing special.
However, it does allow us to rest the old guys more, so that is very good, and yes, Masterson is a great guy,
but we have many arms in the pen now.

Kind of a boring trading deadline IMO.

IchiroDeported · July 31, 2009 7:36AM

nothing special? Varitek is on his last legs and Martinez is one hell of a good hitter and RBI man. The trade for Kotchman gets you a better hitter, but not a homerun threat, I assume he is better defensively than Laroche.

KatsCards · July 31, 2009 8:24AM

Kotchman also is reportedly more willing to accept the bench player role than Laroche.

Bottom9th · July 31, 2009 12:41PM

I like the trade for VMart, but I can't understand Kotchman. Francona is going to have his hands full juggling the lineup. Now I guess we are one short in the bullpen?

TheVon · July 31, 2009 1:14PM

I was really hoping for Gonzalez, but Martinez will do. I think he is better than an "ok" hitter. Last year was terrible, but in 2007 he hit .301 with 25 homers. I'd take that kind of output from a backup catcher/backup 1b/backup DH any day.

I thought the Kotchman deal was perplexing too, but no more so than getting Laroche for Kotsay. (It all seemed kind of unnecessary.) And like someone else mentioned, when I heard about the deal, I was hoping they did it so they could package Kotchman in a deal for Gonzalez.

V-Mart to Sox

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