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Misfit · 12-17-2005, 02:36 AM

I personally do not have a good feeling about Marte, for whatever reason, though if they can hang onto him I would like to see them do so. I'm not really sure who else in the farm system would entice the Indians other than one of their pitchers, and there's no way the Sox will part with Lester, Papelbon, or Pedroia. Maybe Youkilis instead? I don't know, but Crisp is entertaining, nonetheless. You basically get a slightly worse OBP with him but a little more pop. Crisp obviously has the higher ceiling though and Damon is likely to stay the same or go down a level. I'm more concerned about Damon 3 or 4 years from now than I am with him in 2006. I also do not know how good of a baserunner Crisp is nor do I know if he's a plus fielder. All things to consider...

12-17-2005, 02:36 AM	#1815
Misfit All Star OVR: 25 Join Date: Mar 2003 Blog Entries: 14	Re: Official Boston Red Sox 2005 Thread I personally do not have a good feeling about Marte, for whatever reason, though if they can hang onto him I would like to see them do so. I'm not really sure who else in the farm system would entice the Indians other than one of their pitchers, and there's no way the Sox will part with Lester, Papelbon, or Pedroia. Maybe Youkilis instead? I don't know, but Crisp is entertaining, nonetheless. You basically get a slightly worse OBP with him but a little more pop. Crisp obviously has the higher ceiling though and Damon is likely to stay the same or go down a level. I'm more concerned about Damon 3 or 4 years from now than I am with him in 2006. I also do not know how good of a baserunner Crisp is nor do I know if he's a plus fielder. All things to consider...