The Trades

In my opinion, the trades were okay.

We got Catcher, First Baseman Victor Martinez for pitchers Justin Masterson, Nick Hagadone and Bryan Price.

We got first baseman Casey Kotchman for our new first baseman, Adam LaRoche.

I see why we got rid of Adam LaRoche, we had no room for him after we got Victor Martinez, who is both a first baseman and a catcher.

But JUSTIN MASTERSON? A homegrown Red Sox? Why not Ramon Ramirez or Saito?
Not Justin! I believe he was going to be the next upcoming Red Sox starter.I'm going to miss him a lot. I'm already looking forward to the Cleveland vs. Sox series the first week of October so I can see Justin again. Hopefully we can get him back soon.

Victor Martinez was a good get, we needed a strong catcher, as Varitek is slowly losing his juice. (Don't get me wrong, I still think Varitek is doing good)

Bye Justin and Adam. Welcome, Casey and Victor.

Justin Masterson
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