Comments on: If the Red Sox trade for Adrian Gonzalez, what does that mean for Adrian Beltre?

By: summerof67

summerof67 — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 22:32:50 +0000

Yes. For one year, he was a productive offensive player with flashes of brilliance on defense. Not the highlight reel that passes on Youtube, but very good. He had two severe mishaps that, for me, pointed to problems with him: his collisions with Jacoby Ellsbury and Jeremy Hermida. What is so basic about not communicating with your fellow teammates on the field? What is up with that?

Sure, his offense was good, but it had to be. He needed to compensate for the two players that he sent to the ER and effectively ended their seasons (and with Hermida, maybe a career).

Basically, the Red Sox signed him for cheap with the potential for a tremendoous upside for a year, and they got what they bargained for, mostly.

But Beltre always over-performed for his contract years. And this was an inexpensive rental for the Red Sox.

Theo made the smart move in getting A-Gon and letting Beltre walk. And V-Mart, too. Now it is up to someone else to sign an aging player who doesn’t listen to his teammates on the field. The A’s? They have the money for him? I don’t think so.

Good luck on the West Coast, Adrian. Write when you get work.

By: JBerardi

JBerardi — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 19:54:22 +0000

Yeah, pretty much.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 18:36:08 +0000

Yes

By: drahcir0789

drahcir0789 — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 18:16:27 +0000

Was it really necessary to add in that last sentence?

By: JBerardi

JBerardi — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:25:48 +0000

What does this mean for Beltre? Well, ever heard the phrase “kick rocks”? That’s what it means.

Also, it hopefully means the Red Sox end up with some comp picks. Which would make the Beltre signing one of the highlights of Theo’s career, really.

By: Ari Collins

Ari Collins — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:00:29 +0000

More to the point of what you were saying, I imagine the Angels go hard after Beltre, and I imagine he’ll be well paid. But maybe not as well paid as with the Sox still bidding.

By: Ari Collins

Ari Collins — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 15:54:51 +0000

Another interesting point: if Beltre signs with the As or Angels, the only other teams (far as I know) he’s been linked to, then the Sox will fail to get a first-rounder in compensation. They’ll still end up with two first-rounders, two second-rounders, and three sandwich picks, assuming Felipe Lopez also signs somewhere.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 15:51:43 +0000

He would fit in great on the Cardinals…if they could find room in their payroll with Holliday, Pujols, Wainwright, and Carpenter.