Wednesday, August 30, 2006

David Wells, Part III

ESPN.com - MLB - Red Sox, Padres close to completing Wells trade: "The Red Sox moved steadily toward the completion of a trade of veteran left-hander David Wells, identifying Class AAA catcher George Kottaras as the player they want if they complete a deal with the Padres."

Kottaras isn't Matt Kemp, but he is still a top prospect.

Unfortuantely, he catches and finds himself in the same spot Kelly Shoppach did - blocked by Jason Varitek.

I like this deal for the Red Sox, assuming Kottaras is the player.

I think the Padres will have paid too much for Wells in what amounts to a 6 or 7 team coin flip.

However, he may pitch well going home and would be worth a gamble for the last month of the season.

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