Trade 1: White Sox trade Gordon Beckham, Hector Santiago, and Chris Beck to Dodgers for Andre Eithier.
Why it makes sense to me:
- Its no secret that LA has 1 too many OF'ers and Eithier seems to be the odd man out.
- Beckham can play either 2b or 3b and both are positions of weakness for the Dodgers. Uribe, Schumaker, and Mark Ellis saw a lot of PT for them
- Although hes been a bit of disappointment for us, Beckham is a good buy low option for a team like LA.
- Santiago is a young, cost controlled SP who should excel in the NL west. Presents a very cheap #4 starter for the next 3-5 years.
- Beck is a decent arm that could be a 5h/middle reliever in the near future.
- Don't think I need to explain why Either is a good fit for us.
Trade 2: Alexei Ramirez for David Freese
-No need for me to ramble here. They need a SS and we need a 3B. Freese's down yeaer of .260/.340 is sadly a huge upgrade for us at 3b but he should be much better next year, especially at The Cell.
Let me know what you guys think....
