Red Sox expected to pursue Hernandez?

by Eli Greenspan on Sep 20, 2009 6:16 PM EDT Comment 3 comments

The Boston Globe expects the Red Sox to make another push to acquire Mariners ace Felix Hernandez. The Red Sox made an offer to the Mariners at the trade deadline, but talks reportedly never got serious. Hernandez is having the best year of his young career, posting a 2.45 ERA with 196 strike outs.

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2009 - Felix Hernandez	16-5	31	31	2	1	0	0	216.1	183	72	59	14	64	196	2.45	1.14

The Mariners are open to extending Hernandez, but an offer loaded with highly touted prospects might be hard to pass up.

The Red Sox could also explore trades for Roy Halladay or even Carlos Zambrano, who said he would only consider trades to the Red Sox, White Sox, or Dodgers.

The price for Zambrano may not be as steep as Hernandez or Halladay, so there could be a match there.

If you're a Red Sox fan, which of these pitchers do you want to see the Red Sox acquire?

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I can't see how the Mariners trade Felix.

They aren’t that bad of a team, but they probably would be sans Felix, no matter who they get in a trade.

What the f$%k is the internet?

by FreeBradshaw on Sep 20, 2009 7:41 PM EDT reply actions

No, the Mariners ARE that bad a team...

But they won’t get any better by trading away their best, most dominant pitcher, since Randy Johnson. And, is there any truth to this, or is this a classic BoSox presumption?

YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....

by halofolife on Sep 20, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions