Getty Images Carlos Quentin‘s name has popped up in rumor gulch a few times over the past 24 hours. The Phillies are said to be interested. I presume the Braves would be too. Now Danny Knobler tweets that the Red Sox would “almost certainly” be interested in the White Sox’ slugger too.
Only problem with that: Bob Nightengale of USA Today says, that the White Sox plan to keep him. So it’s kinda moot.
He would be quite a pickup, however. He’s hitting .265/.356/.516 with 20 homers and he’s under team control through next year. Anyone who needs a bat should be interested if and when the White Sox take themselves off the Quentin do not call list.
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- halladaysbiceps - Jul 28, 2011 at 12:36 PM
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Boston certainly needs more run production. We know they need another bat in that lineup. No question.
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- phukyouk - Jul 28, 2011 at 1:03 PM
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yea.. at this point that may as well unfreeze Ted Williams and see what he can do in that lineup. 12 run per game just isn’t enough we want 1200!
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- atribecalledquestec - Jul 28, 2011 at 12:48 PM
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That made me LOL! Well placed sarcasm.
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- deathmonkey41 - Jul 28, 2011 at 12:52 PM
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Why are the White Sox trading guys away? Aren’t they still in the race?
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- Ari Collins - Jul 28, 2011 at 1:04 PM
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Be pretty hilarious if the Red Sox got him after personally helping Chicago decide their sellers this weekend.
Unlikely. But hilarious.
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- clavette - Jul 28, 2011 at 1:11 PM
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itll be hilarious watching him play for both the sox this weekend
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- aceshigh11 - Jul 28, 2011 at 2:18 PM
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The Red Sox need pitching, for Darwin’s sake…NOT MORE HITTING. They already lead the majors in most defensive categories (BA, R, 2B, BA, OBP, SLG) and are in the top 2 or 3 in all the others.
Any time spent NOT looking for pitching to fill in some potential trouble spots is a waste of time.
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- oilcanjim - Jul 28, 2011 at 5:42 PM
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What every team is trying to do is improve their runs scored vs. runs allowed. It matters not whether that’s by improving offense or improving pitching….said another way, 12-10 games show up in the “W” column just the same as 1-0 games.
