John Lackey -----> Red Sox?

by seattlesundevil on Dec 14, 2009 10:37 AM PST

Ken Rosenthal is reporting that John Lackey is going to be taking a physical today in Boston... While Peter Gammons is saying that Mike Lowell may be requiring surgery on his thumb. It doesn't say if it will change the deal to Texas, but if it does.. One less suitor for Beltre?

Contract is expected by Rosenthal to be similar than AJ Burnett money - I must say, I am pretty stoked about Lackey leaving the division, even if it is a lateral move in terms of amount of hate.

Here is the Rosenthal link

Here is the Gammons link

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I am just stoked that the Angels are now worse

and hopefully will do something crazy and overreact to sign someone like Doug Davis or Jarrod Washburn

by seattlebruin on Dec 14, 2009 10:40 AM PST reply actions

Oh.. and we just signed Eliezer Alfonzo

Neat.

by seattlesundevil on Dec 14, 2009 10:44 AM PST reply actions

Is it? I was thinking "meh" was the most appropriate adjective.

Last.fm me!

by lailaihei on Dec 14, 2009 10:48 AM PST up reply actions

Neat = Meh

Dead on.

by seattlesundevil on Dec 14, 2009 11:15 AM PST via mobile up reply actions

Vet catcher, hit okay at one point.

Not a bad pickup. Probably not going to stick anywhere.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Dec 14, 2009 10:53 AM PST up reply actions

Someone's gotta put on the catcher's mitt in ST right?

De Gutibus non disputandum est

by Bearskin Rugburn on Dec 14, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions

Pretty much.

We’ll probably get some combination of Oliveros, Quiroz, and Yepez anyway, but it’s always necessary to bring one new guy in.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Dec 14, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions

If this is true, I'm especially glad that we're not paying Lackey for his years on the wrong side of 30.

by BrettJMiller on Dec 14, 2009 10:46 AM PST reply actions

Me too!

by Sec 108 on Dec 14, 2009 10:49 AM PST up reply actions

What weirds me out more is how much hype he gets. He's a 3.83 FIP, 4.00 xFIP, 4.60 tRA pitcher for his career.

That’s good, but certainly not worth $16 million per year, if he gets Burnett money like he’s been asking for.

I’m sure Lackey would still be a good pitcher, and I’d have found him exciting to watch here, but if Boston gives him the deal that it appears they’ll have to give for his age 32-36 seasons, I’ll feel even more like we dodged a bullet.

by BrettJMiller on Dec 14, 2009 10:55 AM PST up reply actions