Where My Hitters At?

From the Globe via ESPN, a proposed three-way (very, very different from the sort of "three ways" Doug Mirabelli used to propose) between the Sox, Padres and Cubs ain't happening. The deal -- if one can believe it ever truly existed -- would have sent Ellsbury and Buchholz to the Cubs, Andrew Cashner and Josh Vitters to San Diego, Adrian Gonzalez to Boston, and Joe Perry and Ric Ocasek to the band "Orleans."Meanwhile, Nick Carfado reports that Jeremy Hermida could blossom into a thumper--if the Sox are willing to invest the time to let him blossom. El Jeremito has never hit more than 18 home runs or driven in more than 63 runs, and Carfado argues that those numbers ain't gonna get any better if he rides the pine as a fifth outfielder (if the Sox do indeed bring back Bay) for most of 2010. I don't know if I buy the Ortiz comparison Nick attempts to draw, but he does quote an NL manager who says: “To turn the corner, [Hermida]’s got to play. He could ea...