UPDATE: Oswalt Turns Down Tabbies. The Red Sox traded away shortstop Marco Scutaro to Colorado for RP Clayton Mortenson. But more importantly, the move clears $6 million of salary—allowing Boston to seriously pursue Roy Oswalt. Of course, the team now basically has no legitimate shortstop—with Mike Aviles (slated to play a lot in RF), Nick Punto (a perennial back-up) and Jose Iglesias (still raw) the only players in the mix. One has to assume another move to shore up this position.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Scutaro Trade Paves The Way For Oswalt
UPDATE: Oswalt Turns Down Tabbies. The Red Sox traded away shortstop Marco Scutaro to Colorado for RP Clayton Mortenson. But more importantly, the move clears $6 million of salary—allowing Boston to seriously pursue Roy Oswalt. Of course, the team now basically has no legitimate shortstop—with Mike Aviles (slated to play a lot in RF), Nick Punto (a perennial back-up) and Jose Iglesias (still raw) the only players in the mix. One has to assume another move to shore up this position.