Do the Red Sox still do the Beckett trade if they know what Hanley Ramirez would be?

**Jeritron** · 07-25-2009, 12:22 PM

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.

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07-25-2009, 12:22 PM	#4
Jeritron Get a poke on Posts: 35,234	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.