Deal done: 260 plus million to LA, Loney and people to Boston

[HollywoodLeo]

No. You just make it more fun because you get so uptight about it.

[realmofotalk]

its also a huge FA class coming up... Sox could spend some of that money getting 1 or a few of the marquee FA's and end up in a similar spot they were in this year

Instead they sign Shane Victorino to $13 million per year.

[Slyder]

Obviously because you have a personal vendatta with me for having trashed your favorite football team (also likely to be LA's home team in a year or two) and your draft god A.J. Smith.

Rumor has it there's a certain team up north that the NFL would perfer to see in LA. They want to see a cash infusion into the franchise by the current owner selling most of his majority stake (Rumor leaves him at ~15%). So if SD wants LA they better get a move on it.

[realmofotalk]

look at his power numbers last 4 seasons... huge decline... they aren't paying him 20 mil + to hit 20 HR per year

They aren't paying Victorino 13 mil to hit a .704 OPS.

[realmofotalk]

On the other hand...

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan

As @lonestarball asks, what's better: Napoli and Victorino or Pagan, Scutaro and Affeldt? Both cost their teams $78M.

[cjkalt]

Salaries are escalating thanks to not being able to spend on draft or international FAs as much... That money goes into MLB payroll

[GiantsFanatic]

Sabean should give rings to the Red Sox front office, without ripping off the Dodgers with this trade Dodgers wouldn't have sucked so bad.

[realmofotalk]

RT @pgammo Sunday Ruby DeLaRosa hit 100 on radar gun, Monday Allen Webster hit 99.

Has every fucking pitcher we traded hit 99 - 100 mph now?

[realmofotalk]

Mike Petriello ‏@mike_petriello 7 Apr

Ned is looking good for agreeing to eat all that Gonzalez money in order to get Crawford so far.

LOL. Who knew?

[realmofotalk]

Please just retire, Beckett. This is embarrassing.

[zodious]

One word....

PSY!

[realmofotalk]

[realmofotalk]

Ruby De La Rosa is also a relevant piece...

If you got insider u can see execs across the game all agree. Red Sox robbed the Dodgers: The Dodgers-Red Sox trade fits a short- and long-term plan for Los Angeles - MLB - ESPN

I will laugh if Loney turns out to be the best player that the Dodgers traded to the Red Sox.

[realmofotalk]

still... victorino/crawford, mark ellis, kemp, gonzalez, ethier, hanram, cruz [i guess], aj ellis, pitcher... thats gotta be the best lineup in the nl now, no?

Guess who's the newest Yankee?

[realmofotalk]

I will laugh if Loney turns out to be the best player that the Dodgers traded to the Red Sox.

Rubby of the Pink's performance vs the Dodgers making true on this prediction.