Sox trolling for catching help in Japan?

all this worrying about the catching situation for nothing.

"all this worrying about the catching situation for nothing."

oh really? Varitek is getting up there (35)....what happens if one month into the season he strains a hammy and is out for 2 months - or worse, it becomes a lingering problem through the whole season? Do you think it's viable to have Mirabelli (who is even older, 37) catching every day?
Catching may be the one major weakness\need this team has over the next couple of years.
I think the Sox would like to send Coco to TX for Saltalamacchia, but problem is TX only has 2 catchers on their roster as well.

"all this worrying about the catching situation for nothing."

oh really? Varitek is getting up there (35)....what happens if one month into the season he strains a hammy and is out for 2 months - or worse, it becomes a lingering problem through the whole season? Do you think it's viable to have Mirabelli (who is even older, 37) catching every day?
Catching may be the one major weakness\need this team has over the next couple of years.
I think the Sox would like to send Coco to TX for Saltalamacchia, but problem is TX only has 2 catchers on their roster as well.

There is no chance that Texas is going to give up Salty for a light hitting defensive CF who makes 4-5x as much money. Why would a team like Texas give up a top prospect for a 29 y/o CF who has not hit in two years?

Don't the Red Sox have a catcher in the minors who they have high hopes for? The name escapes me at the moment.

What about George Kottaras, the kid they traded David Wells for? Will he ever make it up the the Bigs? If so, how far away is he?

If I could get Salty in a package for Coco and a minor league pitcher, I would be more than thrilled and would consider it a major coup.

But in the meantime, doesn't hurt to look to all corners of the globe, cause their isn't too much to look at in the US for catching prospects.

If the renouned Red Sox scouts will just work hard with Jon Still he might just be the ticket for the Red Sox's quest for a new catcher within the next two years or so. The guy can mash, has good power and hits for average. We also have Mark Wagner who is no slouch either. He will be at Portland this year after a very good year at Lancaster out here in California. I also think the Sox will sign Varitek for two more years after this season. I'm more concerned that we do not do something stupid like trade Jed Lowrie, or decide to go with Cocopops Crisp over Jacoby Ellsbury in CF. That would really be a sign for panic.

Fat chance Coco would land us Saltalamacchia, he was the major chip in the Texiera deal, if we were to get a catcher from Texas it would be Laird.

"There is no chance that Texas is going to give up Salty for a light hitting defensive CF who makes 4-5x as much money. Why would a team like Texas give up a top prospect for a 29 y/o CF who has not hit in two years?

Posted by JaredK"

Because they're the RANGERS, thats why!!!

"Why would a team like Texas give up a top prospect for a 29 y/o CF who has not hit in two years?"

I didn't say it would be a straight up trade, but TX is looking for a CF. It would probably be a 2 or 3 for 1 deal with mid-level prospect or 2.

"Why would a team like Texas give up a top prospect for a 29 y/o CF who has not hit in two years?"

I didn't say it would be a straight up trade, but TX is looking for a CF. It would probably be a 2 or 3 for 1 deal with mid-level prospect or 2.

Those "mid level prospects" would have to be named Buchholz and Ellsbury to get Salty. Salty was the main piece Texas got back in the Texeira deal, no way they give him away for anything less than 2 top line prospects

The Rangers would be stupid to trade Salty. I consider a non-option.

I think it's great that the Sox are actively looking for catching prospects. It's one of the shallowest pools of talent, and always has been. If they someone found a diamond in the rough, it would be a major score.

I love Tek and all, but we have to look past him, and into the future. No one wants what happened in '06 again when Tek got hurt.

When Santana was available to the red sox, i was the first person who mentioned that they have to do what ever it takes to get this guy', lester coco, and jacoby what ever it took........ Their was so many no, oh no oh no, now look at this situation, we have to make up 35 wins, because i was thinking with santana he would get about 20 wins, and with schill another 15, now explain to me how the red sox will make up about 35 wins now possibly without schill. Oh yeah, i don't think lester, buckolz and jacoby win give the sox 35 wins all year..........Now to all the no sayers, that completly disrespected me on espn conversations, or on here when i said trade for santana no matter what............. This sux no schill, and two young pitchers that we will never know what we will get from

how can you say that they have to make up 35 wins?
it doesnt make sense because tops it would be 10
with the offensive and defensive talent on this team, as well as a fairly deep bull pen, an average pitcher would still win 10-12 games
shilling is an average starter at this point in his career, and you expect him to win 15? lester could easily do that this year with this team

the 35 wins was such a dumb statement...where you thinking the sox would just forfeit those starts not made by those to pitchers?

Doue can throw the ball 130m.
He has a good arm.
Catching will NOT be weakness to him.
But I'm afraid of his lead....

I'm sorry that I'm not good at English.