The Red Sox are exploring trades for a lefthanded hitting first baseman/outfielder to compliment Napoli at first and Gomes in left
— Nick Cafardo (@nickcafardo) January 16, 2013
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Twitter Tweet: Could Red Sox Be Considering Lucas Duda In A Trade?
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18 comments
kingman 26
1/16/2013-5:28pm at 5:28 pm (UTC -4)
Well, one slight problem here is that Duda is absolutely not capable of being an MLB first baseman, and he also is a very bad outfielder.
chris
1/16/2013-6:04pm at 6:04 pm (UTC -4)
duda was drafted as a 1b i believe which he is much better at .. lets not forget also that redsox had manny ramirez in LF who was a butcher in his own right defensively
kingman 26
1/16/2013-6:47pm at 6:47 pm (UTC -4)
He’s not much better at 1B—he’s pretty awful there too.
And Manny Ramirez was one of the best hitters of his era.
Not a real good argument there.
Trs86
1/16/2013-6:54pm at 6:54 pm (UTC -4)
That being said he’s not awful at first but the may want a vet
gategem
1/17/2013-12:40am at 12:40 am (UTC -4)
Duda is atrocious at first base. Even Ron Darling made reference to Duda’s lack of athleticism, quickness and dexterity. When playing first base Duda on a few occasions tripped over his own two feet and crawled to the base. Forget the numbers in this case. Duda is the worst first baseman I’ve seen since Marvelous Marv Throneberry. However, like Throneberry Duda can be entertaining if you’re in the mood for a good laugh.
If the Sox want him by all means trade him.
Stick
1/16/2013-9:32pm at 9:32 pm (UTC -4)
he’s functional enough at 1B to get by, if he does what he should be capable of with the bat.
darknova306
1/16/2013-9:47pm at 9:47 pm (UTC -4)
You mean strike out and not hit 40 homers? I think he’s very capable at those things.
TX
1/16/2013-5:52pm at 5:52 pm (UTC -4)
Do they have a surplus of OFs?
Matt Mosher
1/17/2013-7:29pm at 7:29 pm (UTC -4)
Ryan Kalish would be a nice get for Duda. He’s a lefty but a solid player.
Mr North Jersey
1/16/2013-6:56pm at 6:56 pm (UTC -4)
Off Topic:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/wp/2013/01/16/nationals-trade-michael-morse-for-a-j-cole-in-three-team-deal/
srt
1/16/2013-7:11pm at 7:11 pm (UTC -4)
So….the Nats get a prospect back they previously signed for a 2 MIL bonus and used to get Gio. Nice…..
gategem
1/17/2013-12:46am at 12:46 am (UTC -4)
It’s a pleasure to witness a quality organization at work. They too had to go through a period of detoxification after Omar (while they were the Montreal Expos).
Mr North Jersey
1/16/2013-7:14pm at 7:14 pm (UTC -4)
Watching the Mariners SportSpyder feed and so far fans are not liking this trade.
@LookoutLanding
This trade is brutal. Just brutal. Can’t even pretend to rationalize it. Been a while since one of these.
@CrawfordChrisV
Awful trade. Love you, Jack but I don’t get it.
@shannondrayer
So is Montero going to catch 162?
@MonkeyWithAHalo (Angels)
When will GMs realize that whenever Billy Beane jumps into your trade talks, it is because he knows you are about to do something dumb?
Stick
1/16/2013-9:31pm at 9:31 pm (UTC -4)
too bad our team has a limit of 1 move per year, and they already used it up.
maybe MLB charges a trade fee like some fantasy leagues, and the Mets can only afford one $5 hit?
but,no surprise they traded Morse. that seemed to be a given when they signed Laroche.
greggofboken
1/16/2013-9:36pm at 9:36 pm (UTC -4)
Sandy’s Willets Point Barbershop:
We Cut Heads.
darknova306
1/16/2013-9:51pm at 9:51 pm (UTC -4)
Mets don’t have many legit trade chips, and the ones they have the fans would revolt over trading. Pretty fucked up situation.
darknova306
1/16/2013-9:55pm at 9:55 pm (UTC -4)
Lucas Duda is one of the shittiest “MLB players” ever. He’s one of the most atrocious defenders I’ve seen in over two decades and will never live up to the Ceetarian expectation of 35-40 homers (unless he’s playing in Siberia). He sucks. Get it through your heads.
SaltyGary
1/17/2013-7:36am at 7:36 am (UTC -4)
What are they trying to trade him for a bag of diamond dust? Are things that bad that we have to trade our crappy players for field materials. Oy Ve.