Red Sox claim Hee Seop Choi

[Trot Nixon]

Its on ESPN News right now, no link yet

[Matthias]

good move by the sox. give him a year to develop along with wily mo; throw lowell under a bus; flip youk back to third; place choi at first; and let loretta play as long as his limbs don't fall off and then get a 2b in his early prime. have an outfield of manny/coco/wmp, papi at dh, and 'tek behind the plate. complement with young, quality pitching... and you have a great team.

sox 2006.... 88-90 wins. wild card. first-round playoff exit.
sox 2007 and beyond... divisional champs. very tough playoff team.

[Surfs up]

Wishful thinking.

[Matthias]

mark it.

[dyuen87]

mark it.

no. i dont want to. you're funny. Choi makes the Red Sox that much better huh?

Anyways. Don't the Red Sox have JT Snow as a backup 1b? Does this mean that Lowell may be pushed out by Youk?

[PacmanJr]

Youkilis? I'd take Kevin over Choi any day of the week and twice on Sunday. [two snaps]

[.38 Special]

anyone got a link?

[Matthias]

mark it.

no. i dont want to. you're funny. Choi makes the Red Sox that much better huh?

Anyways. Don't the Red Sox have JT Snow as a backup 1b? Does this mean that Lowell may be pushed out by Youk?

does choi make the sox that much better? no. but he does fill the traditional 1b slugger role and they can give him a year to season and close some of the holes in his swing.

i see this year as a half-step back before taking two steps forward for the sox. lots of these decisions, from pedro to damon to mueller to wily mo all don't make sense for the 2005/2006 seasons. but they do make sense for the 2007/2008 and slightly beyond.

and lowell will get pushed out by youk. probably not this year. too much left on his contract and neither snow or choi are gametime ready. but next year i could see the sox sending lowell and some cash to other pastures and moving youk back.

is is that choi is that good? no. but he does fit into the theme and starting next year, the sox are going to have a team that will be good and good for awhile.

[dc928]

good move by the sox. give him a year to develop along with wily mo; throw lowell under a bus; flip youk back to third; place choi at first; and let loretta play as long as his limbs don't fall off and then get a 2b in his early prime. have an outfield of manny/coco/wmp, papi at dh, and 'tek behind the plate. complement with young, quality pitching... and you have a great team.

sox 2006.... 88-90 wins. wild card. first-round playoff exit.
sox 2007 and beyond... divisional champs. very tough playoff team.

Good move? Heeeeepppppp Sheeep Choi is a joke, anyone who still think he can hit 30 HR and drive in 100 Rbi is crazy. I think I'd take Mike Lowell over him anyday. He is not the savior and will never be, I like the Wil Mo trade tho he might be the difference maker.

[Matthias]

good move by the sox. give him a year to develop along with wily mo; throw lowell under a bus; flip youk back to third; place choi at first; and let loretta play as long as his limbs don't fall off and then get a 2b in his early prime. have an outfield of manny/coco/wmp, papi at dh, and 'tek behind the plate. complement with young, quality pitching... and you have a great team.

sox 2006.... 88-90 wins. wild card. first-round playoff exit.
sox 2007 and beyond... divisional champs. very tough playoff team.

Good move? Heeeeepppppp Sheeep Choi is a joke, anyone who still think he can hit 30 HR and drive in 100 Rbi is crazy. I think I'd take Mike Lowell over him anyday. He is not the savior and will never be, I like the Wil Mo trade tho he might be the difference maker.

dude, he's only 27. it's not like he's 33.