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Sox scouting Jays-Indians

Print | Comments () Posted by Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff July 21, 2009 08:59 PM

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The Red Sox are among four teams scouting the Jays-Indians series in Toronto.

The Sox have one of their top pro scouts on hand while the Dodgers and Phillies have two each and the Milwaukee Brewers are also represented. All four teams have some level of interest in Roy Halladay, who will pitch later this week against the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Red Sox have seen their starting pitching depth thin out quite a bit with Tim Wakefield going on the disabled list with a back strain while John Smoltz and Brad Penny haven't pitched at a high level.

While Halladay remains the prize, teams are also probing into the availability of last year's AL Cy Young winner Cllff Lee, who could be a less expensive alternative if the Indians are willing to make him available. Both teams also have hitters who will be available in trade from Vernon Wells, Alex Rios, Scott Rolen, Lyle Overbay to Victor Martinez, Jhonny Peralta and Travis Hafner.

The Sox certainly have an interest in Martinez.

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9 comments so far...

Boston needs a bat the calibur of Martinez or they are not going to make the playoffs, simple as that

Posted by Quintin July 21, 09 10:45 PM

Please get Lee and Martinez!

Posted by Andrew July 22, 09 04:17 PM

I think the sox should go after catcher Martinez and third baseman Scott Rolen the sox need bats.

Paul

Posted by paul July 22, 09 04:27 PM

Martinez is the bat the Sox need, not Laroche who is another less than .250 hitter. Hopefully Laroche is just trade bait.

Posted by GetMartinezNow July 22, 09 05:34 PM

trade for victor martinez and alexis rios and trade jd drew
that was a bad signing from teo
go sox !

Posted by angel rodriguez July 22, 09 05:37 PM

Lee just pitched. Can't be him. Martinez would be a nice replacement for Varitek, who is killing us.

Posted by nysoxfan July 22, 09 07:33 PM

What the Sox need is starting pitching. Right now they can only count on Beckett and Lester. Beyond that: Dice-K is done for the season, Wake is out, Penny is fading, Smoltz has not delivered. That leaves Buchholtz, but he is not going to get them to October. They need to trade for Halladay if they have any hope of making the playoffs.

Posted by Pascual Duarte July 22, 09 11:26 PM

Lee just pitched. Can't be him. Martinez would be a nice replacement for Varitek, who is killing us.

Posted by nysoxfan July 22, 09 07:33 PM

I agree. The Captain is killing us, no longer the offensive threat that we need him to be.

Posted by Dan July 22, 09 11:31 PM

Maybe it's just a horrific slump. Let's hope so but the signs from Texas were not good. This team has lost it's heart. They looked like they didn't care if the won or lost just so long as they got out of Texas asap. If the heart of the linup doesn't start hitting soon these guys will be playing golf early. I know the team plays better at home than on the road but this trip was nothing short of pathetic.

Posted by captainrog July 22, 09 11:41 PM