Blockbuster trade signals a new direction for the Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox officially waved the white flag on their 2012 season on Saturday when they completed an epic, nine-player deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Six games under .500 and 13-1/2 games back of the first-place New York Yankees heading into Saturday's games, the Bosox shipped their three highest paid players - Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford - along with utility infielder Nick Punto to the Dodgers for first baseman James Loney, two prospects, two players to be named later and cash.
The transaction is a clear concession by Sox rookie general manager Ben Cherington that his team is deeply flawed and that he didn't believe that it was capable of turning things around in 2013 without significant changes.
The Boston Red Sox officially waved the white flag on their 2012 season on Saturday when they completed an epic, nine-player deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Six games under .500 and 13-1/2 games back of the first-place New York Yankees heading into Saturday's games, the Bosox shipped their three highest paid players - Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford - along with utility infielder Nick Punto to the Dodgers for first baseman James Loney, two prospects, two players to be named later and cash.
The transaction is a clear concession by Sox rookie general manager Ben Cherington that his team is deeply flawed and that he didn't believe that it was capable of turning things around in 2013 without significant changes.
