Indians Trade Catcher Victor Martinez to Red Sox, LaRoche Dealt to Atlanta
After days of speculation and with just minutes to spare, Boston.com reports that the Cleveland Indians have finally traded All-Star catcher Victor Martinez to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for pitchers Justin Masterson, Nick Hagadone, and Bryan Price.
Right after that, the Sox dealt newly acquired 1B Adam LaRoche to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for 1B Casey Kotchman. LaRoche returns to his former team and Kotchman return to the A.L. where he was a former member of the Angels.
Martinez is enjoying another solid season by hitting .284 with 15 HR and 67 RBI. Cleveland is currently sitting on a 42-60 record and are 12.0 games back in the A.L. Central and are in desperate need to trim down their payroll. The Indians have $33 million wrapped up next season in three players (Jake Westbrook, Travis Hafner, and Kerry Wood) and had to move Martinez and his $7 million contract.
My Take: This is great news. The Sox get another solid offensive player and didn’t have to give up Clay Buchholz, Lars Anderson, or any other one of our big name prospects. Theo has done it again!
Tags: Adam LaRoche, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Justin Masterson, Red Sox, Victor Martinez
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[...] Indians Trade Catcher Victor Martinez to Red Sox, LaRoche Dealt to Atlanta [...]
Theo is masterful. I like Justin Masterson…but he’s expendable when it comes to Victor Martinez. I wonder where Victor will fit?
Martinez will play 1B,C, and DH. This was a good trade as it takes some pressure off Ortiz and gives them a successor to Varitek.
[...] Indians Trade Catcher Victor Martinez to Red Sox, LaRoche Dealt to Atlanta [...]
[...] part of the trade that put Victor Martinez in a Red Sox Jersey, Masterson was the odd man out. He now finds himself in Cleveland in a role where he can be very [...]
[...] welcomed a new catcher during the trade deadline as the Sox were able to nab Cleveland’s Victor Martinez. Martinez was acquired in exchange for Justin Masterson, and minor leaguers Bryan Price and Nick [...]
[...] appeared at catcher 52 times, first base 47 times and had three appearances as a DH. After the trade to Boston, Martinez caught 33 times and played first base 23 times. This was partly due to the [...]
[...] "small", "title": "Justin Masterson-Victor Martinez Trade Revisited" }); When the Red Sox acquired Victor Martinez from the Cleveland Indians last July they sent Justin Masterson and prospects Nick Hagadone and [...]