Bradley Jr.
According to Adam Rubin of ESPN NY, the Mets met with eight teams Monday about R.A. Dickey.
The suitors include the Boston Red Sox. Red Sox GM Ben Cherington and Alderson
met Monday afternoon, with New York looking for top Red Sox prospects - outfielder
Jackie Bradley Jr. and shortstop Xander Boegarts in exchange for the Cy
Young Award winner.
However, it's unlikely the Red Sox
would part with those two prospects.
Boegarts is ranked #1 in the organization and Bradley is ranked #3.
Alderson insisted he had not resolved to trade Dickey, nor would he say
the momentum had moved appreciably in that direction. Still, the GM
added, he had not even spoken with Bo McKinnis, Dickey's agent, since
arriving in Nashville.
Alderson added about the trade talks: "Everything we did today was
preliminary. We've met with several clubs on a variety of topics -- not
just R.A. We expect to do that the remainder of the afternoon and may...
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