[quote name='ryanbph']lots of talk have heated up on weei about a youkillis for texeria straight up trade. A lot of this is coming up due to the fact the redsox are very scared that when ortiz takes big rip at a ball, that his wrist will be done untill he has surgery.
I am in favor of doing the trade even if ortiz is fine. You get a swith hitter, who can bat 3rd (w/o ortiz) or 5th (with ortiz) in the lineup. Youks trade value will never be higher. Historically he has collapsed in the 2nd half of the season the past 2 years. Last year he had a .328 b4 the all star break and a .238 after the break. In 06 he had a pre all star break .297 and a post all star break avg of .257. So coming off the all star game, he has a high trade value and the braves would get him locked up for 3 more years at cheap money.
The redsox would get a bat for the playoffs, and then take the 2 draft picks by letting texeria walk. This could open the door for the young stud 1b prospect they have at AAA. Chris Carter is hitting .288 with 19 homers. He is in the top 5 in homers, and is #2 in the IL in RBI's. He is younger and cheaper then youkillis.
Allegedly boston had inquired about a trade, and atlanta wanted youk and hanson. Boston didn't want to include hanson w/o getting bullpen help in return. They allegedly informed the braves to keep in touch with them about texeria.[/quote]
If it would only cost us Youk, then I like the deal. Even with the type of year Youk is having dealing him while his value is high, is a nice. If he doesn't have a drop off, then oh well.
Also, was reading somewhere about Holliday and the Red Sox interest. I just wonder if they'd be able to work something out with the Rockies to get him, if he were available. And if they did, Manny could walk after the season and we'd be alright. Especially given his 20 mil option.