twballgame9 {l Wrote}:I also think this trade and willingness to chance losing Lester (or more so the lack of a legit offer in the first place) says a lot about what the Sox think of their farm. Tons of potential front line starters (De La Rosa, Webster, Owens, Renaudo, Escobar, Barnes), decent infielders (Cecchini, Marrerro), catchers (Vasquez and Swihart) and light-hitting OFs (Bradley, Betts), but other than Bogaerts, there isn't a power hitting OF or corner IF in the entire system. Given what is available, trading for a major league ready power hitter was almost a necessity.
They have Shaw at 1B in Pawtucket who has some power but he has a more pronounced platoon split. FWIW Cecchini does nothing for me. His ISO in AAA is less than .100, his K% is extremely high and he has forgotten how to draw a walk. Robs my the furthest faller of the Sox top prospects this year, though Barnes is giving him a run for his money.