Blockbuster Post-Trade Deadline Trade?

[Edgy MD]

Los Angeles Red Sox, Big Shot Boston Dudes from the Last Decade Who Ended up in Dodger Blue:

Nomar Garciaparra
Shea Hillenbrand
Grady Little
Mark Loretta
Derek Lowe
Doug Mienkewicz
Mill Mueller
Manny Ramirez
David Wells

and now...
Josh Beckett
Carl Crawford
Adrian Gonzalez
Nick Punto

[Edgy MD]

Really, if I was a mind to view this trade with covetousness, I'd be jealous of the Sox fans, not those of the Dodgers. Their GM really made a name for himself here, packaging contracts people might want (Gonzalez) with those that are less attractive (Crawford, Lester).

A the deadline, the Mets had one of the most attractive contracts in baseball (Dickey) and one of the least (Bay). Could the team have found a way to stitch them together and make a team take both in a deal?

I'm not advocating, but if wheeling and dealing gives you a good feeling, that's the sort of play that might have worked strategically.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy DC wrote: Really, if I was a mind to view this trade with covetousness, I'd be jealous of the Sox fans, not those of the Dodgers. Their GM really made a name for himself here, packaging contracts people might want (Gonzalez) with those that are less attractive (Crawford, Lester).

On the other hand remember that Gonzalez was a trade rather than a FA signing (actually, it was kind of both) so getting rid of him so quickly not only lost him but there were also the young guys who were sent away to get him who could still haunt the fans' memory.

So on a night when Boston fans might be happy by seeing Beckett make his LAD debut by pretty much laying an egg (3 ER on 7 hits + 3 BBs in 5.2 IP) Sox fans also had to contend with seeing Casey Kelly (the main bait in the AG deal) make his ML debut with the Pads by shutting out Atlanta on 3 hits over 6