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, 11:34 AM   #1
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Originally Posted by Jeritron View Post
Also hard to predict the future of how a player will perform in different markets. I'm not saying Hanley wouldn't have been as great here in Boston, but there's the possibility that he wouldn't.
Look at Edgar Renteria, or other players that made the cross over from small market NL teams to the Red Sox or Yankees. Some flourish, and some can't handle it. Maybe Hanley wouldn't be as good as he is.

Either way, shortstop has been a weak spot for the Sox ever since Orlando Cabrera left. I wish they didn't let him go, but there were reasons.
Ever since they've had awful luck at that position. Hanley would fit in nicely there.

I disagree . I think Boston's best shortstop may have been Nomar Garciaparra without a doubt. I really think the short stop position has been weak since he left,
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