As of today, the Miami Marlins and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a mega deal which sent Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, and Mark Buehrle to the Toronto Blue Jays for other players who aren't that good as the players they traded. Now, the Blue Jays are creating a bigger and newer team and this could just be another tough competitor in the American League East. It seems that if the Marlins are willing to trade away their best players, I mean they traded Hanley Ramirez and now their All Star shortstop. But who cares because I'm waiting to see who the Red Sox are going to sign. With Torri Hunter signing to the Detroit Tigers for 2 years, that's one player were not getting but I wouldn't want him, hes 38 years old and he's not what the Red Sox need. They need a good player who we can keep for a while. So anyways, the Red Sox have been taking it slow and being patient. There is no rush until the end of this year because then other teams are going to start making offers. If we're going to make a deal I think it should happen soon so that these players don't sign to other teams. Here's potential players who could sign with the Red Sox.
Mike Napoli (credits to ESPN.com)
Mike Napoli had 24 home runs and 56 RBI's this year with a .227 average. Yes, those numbers aren't good but he had injuries this year and only played 108 games. This could also be a bad thing for him having injuries but it's the risk they'll have to take. He never had a 30 home run season except for 2011 and he showed power that year but was limited to 113 games. He could be a catcher or first baseman for us. Nobody really knows yet, all we know is that he's a rumor.
Adam LaRoche
Adam LaRoche was a great player this year. He hit 30 home runs and had 100 RBI's with a .271 average. He helped the Nationals make it to the playoffs and he declined the Nationals offer for a contract so he's a free agent right now. Nobody has signed him yet, and he won't be on the market for long so this is where the Red Sox should step in. It's unclear whether the Red Sox are interested in him or not.
Josh Hamilton
Yet, another free agent, and another power hitter: Josh Hamilton. He hit 43 home runs with 128 RBI's and a .285 batting average. Even though he had his slumps, he still hit a lot of home runs, a lot of RBI's and kept his average at .285. He's a possible player who could be on the Red Sox but again, nobody knows yet. Hopefully the Red Sox sign him because he could be help the Red Sox but then again he might not even want to sign with us so who knows.
BJ Upton
BJ Upton hit 28 home runs and 78 RBI's with a .246 batting average. He also stole 31 bases. Now there's a reason I chose this picture, take a close look of that third baseman to see who they're versing and then take a close look at the stadium behind them. I mean, it's so empty. By the way, if you didn't notice, this picture is him hitting a walk home run against the Boston Red Sox. I remember this game, we were up by a lot and Andrew Bailey blew it. It was close to the end of the season. Now, a player like BJ Upton needs to be on a team with a better park and we could be that team. Also, he says he wants to explore free agency so that's good. Hopefully he signs with us because he could REALLY help us out, but then again he could also want to sign with another team so AGAIN, who knows what will happen.
Cody Ross
Surprised I put him here? He hit 22 home runs and 81 RBI's with a .267 batting average. He was one of the few star players on the Red Sox last year and he needs to be resigned. I don't understand why they aren't signing him yet UNLESS they're trying to trade him for someone better but I just think it's best to resign Cody Ross. He said that he'd like to stay in Boston, so why don't we sign him? He proved himself to us, so what's the big deal here? Well, I don't really know and hopefully they resign him soon.
So yeah, I named a lot of free agents and there is a lot more but I am not naming them all. The Red Sox are taking it slow but sooner or later these free agents are going to get signed by other teams and we won't have anyone to sign. Anyway, who do you think the Red Sox should resign? Comment and tell me!
- DJ
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