If you haven't heard the recent news by now, the Red Sox claimed Brian Giles off waivers yesterday and have 48 hours to work out a possible trade to bring the veteran outfielder to Boston. The real question we have to ask ourselves is, why?
Rumor has it that Theo placed in the claim simply to deny the Angles or Rays a shot at picking up the 37-year-old. In that case, this ordeal indeed makes sense, but lets play the role of Terry Francona and say Brian Giles were to agree to come to Boston.
Defensively, the Red Sox are set in the outfield. Coco Crisp and Jacoby Ellsbury's defense in the center field has been nothing short of superb. Jason Bay seems to have a knack for playing balls off the wall, sort of like the Sox' old left-fielder from Washington Heights. JD Drew certainly isn't a liability as your starting right fielder. He could be a quality bat off the bench, but do you think Brian Giles would be alright with that?
Beyond that, if we take a glance at the stat book, we see that Giles' numbers have irrevocably diminished with age. He' still a guy who can get on base and draw a fair share of walks, much like the Greek-God of walks, Kevin Youkilis, but the power isn't there anymore.
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Rumor has it that Theo placed in the claim simply to deny the Angles or Rays a shot at picking up the 37-year-old. In that case, this ordeal indeed makes sense, but lets play the role of Terry Francona and say Brian Giles were to agree to come to Boston.
Defensively, the Red Sox are set in the outfield. Coco Crisp and Jacoby Ellsbury's defense in the center field has been nothing short of superb. Jason Bay seems to have a knack for playing balls off the wall, sort of like the Sox' old left-fielder from Washington Heights. JD Drew certainly isn't a liability as your starting right fielder. He could be a quality bat off the bench, but do you think Brian Giles would be alright with that?
Beyond that, if we take a glance at the stat book, we see that Giles' numbers have irrevocably diminished with age. He' still a guy who can get on base and draw a fair share of walks, much like the Greek-God of walks, Kevin Youkilis, but the power isn't there anymore.
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