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Originally Posted by pan6467
The Bosux getting schmidt? Lol you really want to self destruct don't you.
Your best bet is to try to get Halladay from Toronto or see iff Webb or Penny are available. Schmidt's velocity is dropping and his mechanics are in the shitter as he tries to make up for it. Short term for the run, maybe Schmidt can help an AL club, but the long term effect wouldn't justify the high cost in prospects. Boston is not prospect rich and that trade could bankrupt their future and they would end up like the Yankees. Old, weighted down with overpaid players, no farm system and no way to get rid of the dead weight because the pay is too high.
Houston maybe wanting to trade Clemens...... imagine Clemens finishing in a Bosux uni...... that would be a nice thing to see.
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The Diamondbacks will never part with Webb; real cheap and a great arm. I'm I'd like Penny but Halladay seems unattainable.
Schmidt would be entirely a short-term acquisition. He looked like crap the last time I saw him but maybe a change of scenery would do him good.
The Sox farm system is acutally very, very deep, now. Theo's been building up since he took over in 2003. If they want to spend some of the talent on the farm, they could, but I doubt Theo and the trio will do it.
Getting back to Foulke, I was looking at his situational stats this morning and his ERA from pitch 1-15 is 0.67. From pitch 16-30 it is 13.46. That's an amazing disparity. On the other hand, Mike Timlin maintains a pretty consistent ERA during his appearances: 1-15 = 1.42; 16-30 = 2.89. I say stick with Timlin until he proves he can't perform in the closer's role. I maintain that Farnsworth is the best option, although probably not the cheapest.