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it has nothing to do with being results oriented, meredith was 1 year out of pitching at VCU, and had dominated minor leaguers until his premature promotion (and wasn't even bad after it), he was obviously valuable. kelly shoppach has been called one of the best defensive catchers in baseball, i dont think its fair to say he's a worthless throw in.

it was a bad trade then, its a horrible trade now. i think you have to realize how much mirabelli actually sucks and how little his contribution actually is (especially considering varitek's sharp decline). if kottaras isn't ready within a year, the sox are in trouble.