Thread: Do the Red Sox still do the Beckett trade if they know what Hanley Ramirez would be?
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Old 07-25-2009, 11:19 AM   #3
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They knew Hanley was going to be great. It was a quid pro quo trade. They wouldn't have won the world series in 07 if they hadn't made it, so it worked out.

I don't know if it would happen the same now, because of Hanley's performance. Beckett's one of the best pitchers in the majors when he's on, like in 07 and this year.
He's inconsistent though, and occasionally has a bad stretch.

I think that'd put the nix on things. I think it's a wash either way. It was a win-win situation
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