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10 Degrees: Red Sox want to trade Josh Beckett - Yahoo! Sports
I think Boston needs to get rid of Bobby Valentine.
I think Boston needs to get rid of Bobby Valentine.
The dysfunctional 2012 Boston Red Sox are trying to rid themselves of a major piece of their 2011 meltdown: Josh Beckett.
Boston officials have placed calls to teams including Texas and Atlanta within the last two days gauging interest in the right-hander, multiple major-league sources told Yahoo! Sports on Sunday. While no deal is imminent, Boston has indicated it is willing to eat money on the remaining two-plus years and approximately $37.3 million of Beckett's contract to facilitate a trade, the sources said.
As time wanes, the likelihood against a Beckett deal before the Tuesday non-waiver trade deadline grows. Beckett would have the option to accept or reject a deal because of his 10-and-5 rights – 10 years in the major leagues, five with the same team. Texas and Atlanta are among the teams for which Beckett would waive his 10-and-5 rights, the sources said. The Dodgers could have interest in Beckett, according to a source, but are unsure whether he would accept a deal to Los Angeles.
This isn't the first time Boston has shopped Beckett. The Red Sox are believed to have made similar inquiries over the winter, sources said, despite the club and Beckett's public contention that he was going to stay in Boston.
After Beckett found himself at the center of the Red Sox's chicken-and-beer controversy that clouded their collapse in September 2011, his future with the team came into doubt. The hiring of Bobby Valentine as manager did nothing to allay fears; Beckett was leery of Valentine because of critical comments he made as a television broadcaster.
Valentine's tenure in Boston has been a disaster, with the Red Sox in last place and 51-51 after an extra-innings win Sunday against the New York Yankees. He never mended his relationship with Beckett, whose up-and-down season was perhaps best personified by the uproar over his golf outing following a missed start.
Boston officials have placed calls to teams including Texas and Atlanta within the last two days gauging interest in the right-hander, multiple major-league sources told Yahoo! Sports on Sunday. While no deal is imminent, Boston has indicated it is willing to eat money on the remaining two-plus years and approximately $37.3 million of Beckett's contract to facilitate a trade, the sources said.
As time wanes, the likelihood against a Beckett deal before the Tuesday non-waiver trade deadline grows. Beckett would have the option to accept or reject a deal because of his 10-and-5 rights – 10 years in the major leagues, five with the same team. Texas and Atlanta are among the teams for which Beckett would waive his 10-and-5 rights, the sources said. The Dodgers could have interest in Beckett, according to a source, but are unsure whether he would accept a deal to Los Angeles.
This isn't the first time Boston has shopped Beckett. The Red Sox are believed to have made similar inquiries over the winter, sources said, despite the club and Beckett's public contention that he was going to stay in Boston.
After Beckett found himself at the center of the Red Sox's chicken-and-beer controversy that clouded their collapse in September 2011, his future with the team came into doubt. The hiring of Bobby Valentine as manager did nothing to allay fears; Beckett was leery of Valentine because of critical comments he made as a television broadcaster.
Valentine's tenure in Boston has been a disaster, with the Red Sox in last place and 51-51 after an extra-innings win Sunday against the New York Yankees. He never mended his relationship with Beckett, whose up-and-down season was perhaps best personified by the uproar over his golf outing following a missed start.
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