Gordon Edes Red Sox chat transcript
first of all we don't know that the deal is for Stern. It may very well be for Machado, although if Tampa Bay enters a waiver claim, a likelihood I wrote about this afternoon, the Sox and Orioles may have to settle on another player. Hey, I liked the Canadian Babe Ruth as much as anyone this spring, especially after his heroics in the WBC, but he hasn't exactly set the world on fire in Pawtucket
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I think Beckett's stuff is such that he will not be an AL stiff. Maybe it will take a year to make the adjustment to the new league, but the Sox obviously are willing to bet $30m that he is going to get squared away. Hog, as you've noted, the flashes are there. he was cruising last night, then mislocated a couple of fastballs. yes, it's happened time and again this season, but I still think the man's track record marks him as an elite guy