Sox claim Giles

I'm a Boston native living in San Diego , so I've seen Giles play. The atmosphere in San Diego is waaaay different than Boston and it will be interesting to see how he responds; if he gets energized or can't take the heat. His RBI numbers should go up at least, because he'll have someone on base for him for a change.

Why another highly paid outfielder? don't we have 4 good ones now? I must be missing something.

Why?

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE - do not sign him!

Ditto - why??

Uhhh...we need pitchers guys! Your not going to get Big Papi better lineup protection than he had in Manny. Get us some pitching.

Blocking from Rays?

This is obviously a move to block a potential claim by Tampa, who were also in the running for JBay and need insurance should Crawford's injury continue to hinder him.

Goodbye Coco?

Whats wrong with Cris Carter or Jeff Bailey, they have more power?

Sox need some more power to replace Manny. Bay has been good so far, but Ellsbury and Crisp do not provide enough consistent power. Your punch and judy speed guys should be your middle infielders. Pedroia and Lowrie are decent OBP guys, but not the speed threat. Crisp and Ellsbury provide too much of the same skills, we need another big bat off the bench, especially if Lowell and Ortiz have some down time.

Obviously to keep him away from Tampa and the Yankees!!!

Bay is decent, but Sox need some more power to replace Manny. Your punch and judy speed guys should be your middle infielders. Pedroia and Lowrie are decent OBP guys, but not the speed threat. Crisp and Ellsbury have an overlapping skill set, we need another big bat off the bench, especially if Lowell and Ortiz have some down time.

I think this is an insurance policy just in case if any of the current outfielders get hurt. I think this is a good move.

My questio is who's hurt? Is it Youkalis or is is it Ortiz? Otherwise why would we need him.

Great OBP and veteran leadership. I like it. When the postseason rolls around you can never have enough of these types of players.

@George, @Peter - The Sox have first crack at him on the waver wire before the Rays and Angels. This was a waiver block to keep him away from potential playoff competitors. Sox don't want Giles (or need him), they just want to make sure they won't face him later.

Or, maybe not, he may seen as a replacement for Moss.

I would much prefer Giles as the 4th outfielder to Coco.

What would we do with Willie McGee?

Ortiz insurance? On top of blocking the Rays.

it's only to block him from going to tampa..good move by theo

Please don't Theo. We don't need this Steroid taking Knucklehead.

This is to block a trade to the Rays. There is no way the sox can be interested in this guy. They have 4 outfields already. By submitting the claims he can be traded to the rays. Who everyone know is trading to upgrade their right field position.

owen, going by the waiver rules, the Yankees would have had a chance at him before the Sox. The way waivers work is that a player is put on waivers. Then teams can make a claim for him. First the teams in that player's division have a shot (in this case, the NL) going from teams with the worst records to the best. Then the other league (AL) also records from worst to best. It would appear, then, that no team put in a claim on him, meaning the Yankees passed...or have you forgotten that they have a worse record. The Padres have the option to make a trade or pull him back off waivers and then he can't be put back on waivers again this season, thus blocking the Rays and Angels.

Wow....reading most of these posts, you'd think this guy is some chump. Sorry, all. Brian Giles has an OBP of almost .400 and an OPS over .800. If you don't think the Sox should be worried about Big Papi's wrist over the next 3 months, you are crazy. Jeff above is right on...most of you others have no idea what/who you are talking about here.

Could this team become any MORE BORING??!! Now that the Manny-Papi show has been broken up the games have been...yawn...BORING. Brian Giles? Are you kidding?!!!

CatsDuck. Do the rules change if Giles chooses to block the trade?

Too much money for an average hitter.I don't think Rays even wanted him.

actually he can be put back on waivers if th Pad's pull him back, but if any team claims him S.D. gets notthing.

actually he can be put back on waivers if th Pad's pull him back, but if any team claims him S.D. gets notthing.

We have been duped by Manny........so bring in Giles as Insurance! It would make a nice package when the season is over and we need pitching in 2009.

shadrack: 5-1 since the trade, I'm not complaining. The games can stay this boring for the rest of the season, as far as I'm concerned.

i agree that giles would be a good pick up for the sox but i would not trade crisp for him as they need him to back up jacoby and he is a good pinch runner. But at the same time i think that the sox need to get some bp help and i think borowski is could help but i think some like duaner sanchez who has cleared waivers already would be a better option as he is younger and cheaper. Also i think that the sox need to get a catcher who is better than cash maybe ramon hernandez or micheal barrett so at the dont have to play varitek as much.

Ummmmmmmmmmm ,, Cocco 's gotta GoGo !!!!!!!!! Giles would be great in Fenway ! This isnt a block - we are trying to save some face here - Manny did a nasty thing to us and will be punished . Getting back to lame Mr. Crisp - Does anybody remmeber 3 weeks ago after winning the first two games with the Empire , we came back in the 9th , had the tying and winning runs in scoring position " no outs " , and " Krispie " came to bat ? Mariono made him look foolish We win that game - we go and take all 4 , and the Yankees season was over .

Thanks Cocco and Manny - How to " _ _ _ _ " your friends ! Cool Man - Maybe LA will take Cocco and they can have all our retreads ! Good riddance ! JT Bar Harbor , Maine ( and Go Pats )

Right, bring in Giles.

Like the outfield didn't look like a scene from 'Deliverance' already.

There were plenty of questions about the Drew deal that never got investigated. This will amount to nothing, there is no proof you can point to that would stand up to scrutiny.

Amen to that # 22 !