delcarmen

[plainyogurt]

read that peter gammons said there might be a trade with washington for Nick johnson if papi cant turned it around..

if this happens, manny has to become closer for wash...why would they do this deal then

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i picked him up anyway bc he has been great this year...also just in case he does go to wash and becomes closer

anybody hear bout this too?

[mac-unit]

The Redsox already turned that trade down. I even heard the Sox shot it down immediately. Alot of Johnson's value comes from his defense, so I'd say reopening this trade is a last option for the Sox.

[Rockfan616]

The Redsox already turned that trade down. I even heard the Sox shot it down immediately. Alot of Johnson's value comes from his defense, so I'd say reopening this trade is a last option for the Sox.

Not to mention that Johnson is way too injury-prone for the Sox to even consider trading for him I think. He's a solid player when healthy, but how often is he really healthy (besides right now)?? That being said, Delcarmen would definitely be the closer if he were to be traded to the Nats. He's got closer's stuff, but there's no way he'll ever be a closer in Boston with Papelbon already there and Daniel Bard up and waiting in the wings in case something happens to Pap (like him signing for big money elsewhere). MDC is a very good relief pitcher, just a little wild sometimes but he's at the very least an 8th inning setup guy/possible closer on most other teams.