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Boston Red Sox Acquire 1B/OF Mike Carp

By ⋅ February 20, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Red Sox have officially acquired 1B/OF Mike Carp from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. The Red Sox had been rumored to have interest in Carp for about a week now. In order to make room for Carp, OF Ryan Kalish was placed on [...]

AL West Swap: Angels trade Kendrys Morales to Mariners for Jason Vargas in wake of Hamilton Signing

By ⋅ December 21, 2012 ⋅ 9 comments

In the past week, the Angels shocked the baseball world by signing Josh Hamilton to a 5-year, $125 MM deal to play in the outfield and hit behind Albert Pujols. This left a major logjam in their batting order and still some holes in their starting rotation. Sure, their front two starters were excellent, in [...]

Red Sox Should Be Sellers Approaching Trade Deadline

By ⋅ July 13, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

As the 2012 Major League Baseball trade deadline approaches, the Red Sox have precious few days to determine one thing: who they are. Are they a team that can contend for a World Series? Are they a team that will contend for one of two Wild Card spots? Or, are they a team that will [...]

Celtics Almost Traded Ray Allen to Grizzlies, Paul Pierce to Nets

By ⋅ April 18, 2012 ⋅ One comment

On March 15th, Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics came ever so close to finally moving on from the Big 3. In the final hours of this season’s trade deadline, the Celtics had a trade in place to send the aging, injured Ray Allen to the Memphis Grizzlies for O.J. Mayo and a draft pick. [...]

Trading Paul Pierce: The Truth Hurts

By ⋅ January 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Celtics need to trade Paul Pierce. As a rational sports fan, I’ve come to realize that this is the best option. The Celtics aren’t going to win the NBA Championship this year, and they won’t be able to win it again with their current nucleus. So they need to blow it up. This starts [...]

The Patriot Way: The “Brilliant” Trade for Albert Haynesworth

By ⋅ July 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

When I first woke up to Toucher & Rich on my iHome talking about the Patriots offer of a 2013 5th round draft pick to acquire the eponymous Albert Haynesworth in a trade with the Redskins, I was a little wary. Not only has he been unproductive in his two years in Washington, he has actually gone so [...]

Not So Fast! Sturm Trade To L.A. Kings On Hold, Possibly Dead

By ⋅ December 5, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Despite previous reports that Boston Bruin forward Marco Sturm had been traded to the Los Angeles Kings for a conditional draft pick, Sturm remains in Boston as Bruin, continuing his rehabilitation for reconstructive knee surgery… for now at least. Just two days after celebrating his five-year anniversary with the Bruins, whom he joined as part [...]

Deion Branch to the Patriots?

By ⋅ October 9, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Matt Pepin of Boston.com reports that there is a possibility Deion Brach could have a reunion with the New England Patriots. The Seahawks receiver has been rumored to be questioning his future with the team, and has stated he would return to New England if the cards happened to fall that way. Although not the [...]

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