July 28, 200916 yr Wow. The spectacle that was Brian Anderson is over? I wish him the best of luck ans hope he's given the opportunity to try and redeem himself.
July 28, 200916 yr QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 03:17 PM) I hope that BA survives enough in baseball to prove Ozzie wrong about him. I also hope the he grows up enough to keep his teammates from wanting to kick his ass. That would mean raising his lifetime Batting Average 70-80 points Edited July 28, 200916 yr by rangercal
July 28, 200916 yr Kotsay about five years past his prime. this is about as meaningful as trading for Griffey last season. Surely Kenny Kool can pick up a better piece than this.
July 28, 200916 yr Sox heading in the youth movement. Kenny couldn't have gotten anything better than this? A AA prospect? Anything?
July 28, 200916 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 12:24 PM) Fields has plenty of options left According to Kalapse's chart, he only has one left. And I hope that Kenny doesn't choose to use it now.
July 28, 200916 yr QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 02:28 PM) Kotsay about five years past his prime. this is about as meaningful as trading for Griffey last season. Surely Kenny Kool can pick up a better piece than this. Ha, this is nothing for KW. They were tired of Anderson, he asked for a trade, they got rid of him. This isn't his deadline move.
July 28, 200916 yr Kotsay isn't an OF anymore? Man, the last I remember of him was that he was a great CF. When I first heard this, I thought it was an incredible trade, but not so much if he can't even play the OF. I'm sort of sad that Anderson has to go to the Red Sox, as I now have to hate him. If there's a team out there that can tap into any offensive potential, it's the Red Sox or Rangers. That makes me happy for him.
July 28, 200916 yr QUOTE (robinventura23 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 01:19 PM) If Fields is the next one to guy (which might be the case now) that means we would've unloaded 3 of our draft pick busts in a span of 2 months. I'll drive McCulloch to the airport personally.
July 28, 200916 yr Author Fields must have some trade value left, Kotsay was probably picked up so we can deal Josh and still have a backup 1B.
July 28, 200916 yr QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 02:30 PM) Sox heading in the youth movement. Kenny couldn't have gotten anything better than this? A AA prospect? Anything? Kotsay is 33? How is this a youth movement deal?
July 28, 200916 yr From the AAP for BA: Rated the best Prospect in the Sox Farm System by Baseball America in 2005. Good luck Brian. Red Sox?...patooie!!
July 28, 200916 yr QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 02:14 PM) I'll always remember him for 3 things: His celebration of Pods' walk-off in Game 2 of the WS. His dominance of Felix Hernandez in Seattle. His catch in 163. Don't forget sending a Cub to the hospital in that brawl.
July 28, 200916 yr What a terrible deal. Completely a deal for the sake of making a deal and getting Anderson the hell out of the organization
July 28, 200916 yr QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 02:14 PM) I'll always remember him for 3 things: His celebration of Pods' walk-off in Game 2 of the WS. His dominance of Felix Hernandez in Seattle. His catch in 163. lets not forget the haymaker in the Sox/Cubs fight.
July 28, 200916 yr QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 01:34 PM) Glad this is over. Good luck BA This is a great day for Soxtalk. A much-needed enema.
July 28, 200916 yr QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 03:32 PM) Kotsay is 33? How is this a youth movement deal? LOL...I need to do the colors for sarcasm. I am disapointed. I know Anderson isn't the next great one like some thought, but it seems we could have gotten something better than a guy recently DFAd, who is hobbled, aging, and pure bench fodder at best. Our team gets older but not better.
July 28, 200916 yr QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 01:38 PM) This is a great day for Soxtalk. A much-needed enema. That's it in a nutshell.
July 28, 200916 yr Heh - I had pushed the idea of getting Kotsay on here both last offseason and the one before, as a backup OF. Now its come true. Best of luck Brian - you kinda got screwed here, but you also failed to capitalize when you had the chance, so I hope you get it figured out elsewhere. Kotsay is a good add - decent lefty bat who hits righties well, can play OF and 1B. Still gets playing time in all OF positions and 1B, he's declined, but he's still probably an improvement defensively on any of our starters. Nothing earth-shattering, but a good move for all involved I think. Sort of sucks if this means the end of Fields, who I still think has serious potential with the bat, but he'll probably be traded soon anyway. If it means Wise, I feel a little badly, but still think that Kotsay is a big improvement in value over Wise.
July 28, 200916 yr QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 02:30 PM) Sox heading in the youth movement. Kenny couldn't have gotten anything better than this? A AA prospect? Anything? It would have happened years ago if anyone else really wanted Brian Anderson.
July 28, 200916 yr With a current OF depth chart of - Jason Bay - JD Drew - Jacoby Ellsbury - Rocco Baldelli I'm sure that BA will get the playing time, he thinks he deserves.
July 28, 200916 yr The more I think about it, the less I want Kotsay on the major league team. If he's up here, and he's deteriorated as badly as people say in the outfield, then Ozzie will surely play him out there way too much. I'd rather just not give him the option.
July 28, 200916 yr QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 03:30 PM) Sox heading in the youth movement. Kenny couldn't have gotten anything better than this? A AA prospect? Anything? It's Brian Anderson. Read the reactions of Red Sox fans, they're mostly like "who cares."
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