Red Sox get Harden

**celticfan** · 07-30-2011, 10:19 PM

Just heard that Rich Harden is going to the Sox for Lars Anderson and player to be named.. THis is all pending a physical

**cclipper44** · 07-30-2011, 10:20 PM

Pretty excited as long as Harden stays healthy! He has some nasty stuff

**Chitownhero14** · 07-30-2011, 10:23 PM

hmmm if he's healthy its a nice pick up, but when is he ever healthy?????

**Drew** · 07-30-2011, 10:34 PM

Woah ... Lars Anderson is still a really good prospect. I'm surprised the Sox made this deal ...

**Johnnydollaz89** · 07-30-2011, 11:23 PM

nice move once again if healthy

**celticfan** · 07-30-2011, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by Drew

Woah ... Lars Anderson is still a really good prospect. I'm surprised the Sox made this deal ...

We have A-Gon for 7 more years... where would we put Lars?

**Drew** · 07-30-2011, 11:51 PM

Yeah, that's a good point. But Rich Harden, who's expiring and is ... well, Rich Harden?

I'd rather have put Lars in a package with Reddick and maybe Oscar Tejeda to get Ubaldo Jimenez.

(Which is probably overpaying, but ... Rich Harden!?)

**celticfan** · 07-31-2011, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by Drew

Yeah, that's a good point. But Rich Harden, who's expiring and is ... well, Rich Harden?

I'd rather have put Lars in a package with Reddick and maybe Oscar Tejeda to get Ubaldo Jimenez.

(Which is probably overpaying, but ... Rich Harden!?)

That would have been bad, but the red sox dont want to trade reddick i dont think, and they traded a lot of their top prospects in the A-Gon deal

**Drew** · 07-31-2011, 12:10 AM

Well, you still have Iglesias, Anthony Ranaudo, and Britton heading up the farm, who I believe would be untouchable. The Red Sox have a good farm system, they can deal those three, of Lars, Tejeda, Reddick (though realistically, it'd only take two) to get Jimenez who can be a #2 for three years. I just don't get what you're going to do with Rich Harden, who has a 6.35 post-season ERA and expires after this year.

**celticfan** · 07-31-2011, 12:16 AM

Originally Posted by Drew

Well, you still have Iglesias, Anthony Ranaudo, and Britton heading up the farm, who I believe would be untouchable. The Red Sox have a good farm system, they can deal those three, of Lars, Tejeda, Reddick (though realistically, it'd only take two) to get Jimenez who can be a #2 for three years. I just don't get what you're going to do with Rich Harden, who has a 6.35 post-season ERA and expires after this year.

I agree with what you are saying, but Jimenez is off the market, and the price was too steep to get him... Look at what the Indians gave up...Iglesias is slated as the future SS, so we aint moving him, unless we get a really big name player