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Old 10-30-2007, 02:57 PM
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Default Re: ***World Champion Red Sox Offseason Thread***

I think the most interesting thing here is the Coco/Ellsbury situation.

Ellsbury could probably command tons of trade value, especially from a small market team who loves young, cheap players like Minnesota or Florida. He has a pretty big upside, but probably not nearly as big as the hype he's generated over the last week. His trade value will never be higher than it is now.

Coco, on the other hand, is a cheap gold glove quality CF who won't command much trade value. He's a lot like Ellsbury without the shine. Getting rid of him won't get anything in return.

As somebody already mentioned, trading Ellsbury could be a PR nightmare. But if he could help land a Johan Santana or Miguel Cabrera, it's probably worth it. Playing them both in the same OF seems horrible. So does starting Ellsbury and benching Coco. Starting Coco and getting Ellsbury in there occasionally makes a lot of sense, but maybe they feel like Ellsbury has already done enough to earn a starting job.

I'm curious to see how this all plays out.
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