Source: Red Sox, Rangers, Angels Set to Swap America’s Jewels
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Posted on 12/12/2003 7:11:38 AM PST by rs79bm
While Americans value them as dreaming material, their owners eye them as monopoly pieces. While they are the fabric of our time and the idols of our youth, their overlords spy them as brooding tenantable serfs. To us, they are society’s untouchable elements. Yet, unto their owners, they are merely expendable commodities.
According to sources close to the negotiations, the Boston Red Sox have agreed to trade outfielder Manny Ramirez to the Texas Rangers in exchange for shortstop Alex Rodriguez. In addition to that transaction, the Red Sox have also agreed to trade shortstop Nomar Garciaparra to the Anaheim Angels for starting pitcher Jarrod Washburn and a minor league prospect. According to sources, both of these aforementioned trades will be announced at the conclusion baseball’s winter meetings.
While contractual conundrums were previously at issue, the four participants have successfully resolved them. According to sources, Boston has agreed to fulfill the remaining balance of Rodriguez’s 10-year, $252 million contract, which he signed on December 21, 2000. Meanwhile, Washburn has begun negotiations with the Red Sox upon his own contractual extension.
Following seven successful seasons in Seattle, Rodriguez signed with Texas during 2000’s lucrative winter. Since that inking, Rodriguez has hit .305 with 156 home runs and 395 runs batted in. For his career, the 28-year old shortstop has batted .308 with 345 homers and 990 runs batted in.
Akin to his opposite, Ramirez also transferred from Cleveland to Boston during the 2000 winter. From that penning, Ramirez has recorded a .325 batting average with 111 home runs and 336 runs batted in. Over the balance of his eleven-year career, Ramirez has clubbed 347 home runs and 1,140 runs batted in, while batting .317.
In contrast to both Rodriguez and Ramirez, Garciaparra and Washburn have spent their entire careers in Boston and Anaheim. During his eight campaigns, Garciaparra has recorded a .323 batting average with 173 home runs and 663 runs batted in. Meanwhile, Washburn has logged a 56-41 ledger with a 3.96 earned run average over six seasons.
During the 2003 season, Rodriguez scored a .298 average with 47 homers and 118 runs batted in, while Ramirez tallied 37 home runs and 104 runs batted in with a .325 average. Meanwhile, Garciaparra marked up a .301 average with 28 homers and 105 runs batted in, while Washburn posted a 10-15 record.
While the aforementioned player swaps are a sound in the night, they are merely the first correcting stride. For on December 21, 2000, the sport of baseball was shaken to its core. Only now has it begun to wake up.
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fanstop ^
Posted on 12/12/2003 7:11:38 AM PST by rs79bm
While Americans value them as dreaming material, their owners eye them as monopoly pieces. While they are the fabric of our time and the idols of our youth, their overlords spy them as brooding tenantable serfs. To us, they are society’s untouchable elements. Yet, unto their owners, they are merely expendable commodities.
According to sources close to the negotiations, the Boston Red Sox have agreed to trade outfielder Manny Ramirez to the Texas Rangers in exchange for shortstop Alex Rodriguez. In addition to that transaction, the Red Sox have also agreed to trade shortstop Nomar Garciaparra to the Anaheim Angels for starting pitcher Jarrod Washburn and a minor league prospect. According to sources, both of these aforementioned trades will be announced at the conclusion baseball’s winter meetings.
While contractual conundrums were previously at issue, the four participants have successfully resolved them. According to sources, Boston has agreed to fulfill the remaining balance of Rodriguez’s 10-year, $252 million contract, which he signed on December 21, 2000. Meanwhile, Washburn has begun negotiations with the Red Sox upon his own contractual extension.
Following seven successful seasons in Seattle, Rodriguez signed with Texas during 2000’s lucrative winter. Since that inking, Rodriguez has hit .305 with 156 home runs and 395 runs batted in. For his career, the 28-year old shortstop has batted .308 with 345 homers and 990 runs batted in.
Akin to his opposite, Ramirez also transferred from Cleveland to Boston during the 2000 winter. From that penning, Ramirez has recorded a .325 batting average with 111 home runs and 336 runs batted in. Over the balance of his eleven-year career, Ramirez has clubbed 347 home runs and 1,140 runs batted in, while batting .317.
In contrast to both Rodriguez and Ramirez, Garciaparra and Washburn have spent their entire careers in Boston and Anaheim. During his eight campaigns, Garciaparra has recorded a .323 batting average with 173 home runs and 663 runs batted in. Meanwhile, Washburn has logged a 56-41 ledger with a 3.96 earned run average over six seasons.
During the 2003 season, Rodriguez scored a .298 average with 47 homers and 118 runs batted in, while Ramirez tallied 37 home runs and 104 runs batted in with a .325 average. Meanwhile, Garciaparra marked up a .301 average with 28 homers and 105 runs batted in, while Washburn posted a 10-15 record.
While the aforementioned player swaps are a sound in the night, they are merely the first correcting stride. For on December 21, 2000, the sport of baseball was shaken to its core. Only now has it begun to wake up.
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