http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index...eview&c_id=oak
That is one of the most hilarious trade rumors I've heard in a while lol. Right. Let's trade a 24 year-old, top of the rotation type left-handed SP for a 31 year-old SS with an OBP less than .300 and OPS less than .700 this season (.310 and .724 career). Are you serious Ben Cherington, are you serious? Excuse me, John Henry, are you serious?The Red Sox and A's were talking at the non-waiver Trade Deadline a month ago, when Oakland was in the market for a shortstop and Boston was starting to look to the future.
Oakland has Stephen Drew now, but at the time, the A's were looking at the Sox's Mike Aviles, according to MLB.com's Peter Gammons. In turn, Boston asked for left-handed starter Brett Anderson, who was still on the rehab trail from Tommy John surgery.