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    Player Giles to the Red Sox?

    ESPN - Red Sox place waiver claim on Giles, working on deal - MLB

    Not 100% sure why Boston would do this, but OK..
    I did a lot of good things as a sim league GM.

    Ah, give me something clever to say here.

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    Re: Giles to the Red Sox?

    Possibly to block the Rays. Giles also has the right to veto a trade to 10 teams and Boston is on the list. Looks like it was a simple cockblock.

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    Re: Giles to the Red Sox?

    The Sox do need a 5th OF but I imagine they did this to block the Rays
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    Re: Giles to the Red Sox?

    The chance to have Giles and Bay and laugh in irony? Go for it!
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    Re: Giles to the Red Sox?

    Quote Originally Posted by Kingdom_of_Zito View Post
    The chance to have Giles and Bay and laugh in irony? Go for it!
    Then they can pry Oliver Perez from the Mets FTW
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    Re: Giles to the Red Sox?

    then go get nady and get roberto hernandez out of retirement
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    Re: Giles to the Red Sox?

    Access denied.

    San Diego Padres right fielder Brian Giles officially exercised his veto power and blocked a waiver deal Friday that would have sent him to the Boston Red Sox.

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    Giles, 37, was claimed on waivers by the Red Sox, and Boston and San Diego had 48 hours to make a deal. But the Red Sox are one of eight teams listed in the limited no-trade provision in his contract, and Giles had the right to veto the deal.

    It is not unusual for older players such as Giles to turn down such deals. Among the issues that came up was location -- Giles, who grew up in San Diego, did not want to leave family behind -- and there was the concern about playing time with the Red Sox.
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    Re: Giles to the Red Sox?

    He woulda been a 5th OF here, he wanted to play, retire a Padre, and stay near his family and daughters... I can respect that, good luck with your career Giles, you've earned 1 fan for the way you handled this.
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