If you assume he trades Quintana, you have to assume there's a good chance that it's part of a package for a pitcher in return. Otherwise, it would be AJ or Youkilis' replacement.

 

Or, Beckham's replacement?

This right here. I'd longer to see beckham packaged in a deal as well. You can always find defensive second baseman. See if we can't get a prospect third and second baseman. Our let saladino, try second. His fielding is very good, and his bat is no worse than beckham. Maybe not as much pop, but let's be honest it isn't like beckham has a big bat himself.

 

Keep stocking the farm system.

Danks/Peavy/Sale/Quintana/SPviaTrade

 

Floyd will be traded off somewhere for prospects.

Edited August 12, 201213 yr by JoeCoolMan24

It's the devil you know versus the devil you don't in Floyd vs. Liriano.

 

Personally, I'm just as worried if we keep using Matt Thornton in key situations that Brett Myers will be locked in for $10 million on our roster next year.

 

Unless it's as a starter, that would be a disaster for our payroll and make the bullpen prohibitively expensive...even as they've said it's not a factor, it has to be a prime KW consideration in determining whether we can retain AJ and/or Youk.

 

And dumping that salary next year would be next to impossible as well.

Thortton needs to go!