PLAYERS:
Jonathan Papelbon,
Billy Wagner,
Kevin Gregg,
Mike Gonzalez
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, New England
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, New England
Now that the Red Sox have been eliminated in painful fashion, let the panic trade rumors begin! First up, yesterday's goat Jonathan Papelbon:"In the wake of Boston's 7-6 loss to Los Angeles in the ALDS, message boards and Twitter feeds everywhere wondered if Papelbon had thrown his last pitch in a Red Sox uniform. Over on Fox Sports, Ken Rosenthal suggested that Papelbon would be the one to take the fall for his team's quick playoff exit.Trading an elite relief pitcher who just saved 38 games with a 1.85 ERA during the regular season would seem to be the type of reaction easily dismissed as a knee-jerk notion made in the heat of of a disappointing loss.But the truth is that the idea has been quietly discussed by the members of Red Sox Nation for some time now. Papelbon still has two years of arbitration remaining before free agency and he was just awarded $6.25 million in 2009, a record for a pitcher. The thinking in New England circles is that GM Theo Epstein could...
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