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Red Sox send Adam LaRoche to Braves

Posted on: July 31, 2009 3:45 pm
Edited on: July 31, 2009 3:46 pm
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After getting Victor Martinez from the Indians, the Red Sox turned around and traded Adam LaRoche to the Braves, CBSSports.com has confirmed.

The Braves will send Casey Kotchman to the Red Sox, a source told CBSSports.com.

The Red Sox acquired LaRoche from the Pirates earlier this month.

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Killarb634
Since: Jul 31, 2009
Posted on: July 31, 2009 4:21 pm
 

Red Sox send Adam LaRoche to Braves

Why not trade kelly johnson so we dont have to see him come back and hit the ball well and get us all excited for his "potential"  We've been down this road with him time and time again, with the same results.  I like johnson but he is soooo inconsistent and once he has a nice game or two bobby cox creams his pants and plays him everyday...


Rusty-S
Since: Sep 5, 2006
Posted on: July 31, 2009 4:20 pm
 

Red Sox send Adam LaRoche to Braves

What is the point of this trade?  one first baseman for another?  I don't understand it.

This trade is so bizarre.  They still have glut of 1B/DH players.


cusemanchild
Since: Nov 6, 2007
Posted on: July 31, 2009 4:19 pm
 

Red Sox send Adam LaRoche to Braves

i doubt they sit laroche ever. he will bat in the fourth spot.


luckofirish8
Since: Jul 31, 2009
Posted on: July 31, 2009 4:18 pm
 

Red Sox send Adam LaRoche to Braves

Normally, but as of now LaRoche is hitting like .172 for the month of July. Kotchman is the better player. This move is silly for Braves...unless this make space for Heyward at first. Then, maybe.


cusemanchild
Since: Nov 6, 2007
Posted on: July 31, 2009 4:17 pm
 

Red Sox send Adam LaRoche to Braves

from the braves standpoint i dont like the trade either, but for hitting reasons. but as far as feilding they are about equal. laroche only has one error this season as opposed to kotchman having none. i guess it helps our batting lineup, with laroche hitting fourth followed by mccann escobar anderson and diaz.   


Killarb634
Since: Jul 31, 2009
Posted on: July 31, 2009 4:16 pm
 

Red Sox send Adam LaRoche to Braves

Makes perfect sense for the braves, they want prado to play everyday with out having to sit kotchman, now they either sit johnson or laroche and play prado in one of them two spots...


TheC00p
Since: Jul 6, 2009
Posted on: July 31, 2009 4:13 pm
 

Red Sox send Adam LaRoche to Braves

This trade makes no sense for either side. You just trade for v mart who can play 1st c and dh you have a good first baseman youk and over at third you have lowell. then only thing i can guess are redsox are phasing out lowell but if thats the case then v mart would be good enough cause he can play 1st while youk moves to third. but the Braves what the hell were they thinking. Laroche is good but not as good as the solid kotchman.


barkinATL
Since: Aug 15, 2007
Posted on: July 31, 2009 4:11 pm
 

Red Sox send Adam LaRoche to Braves

Wait a minute, haven't we tried this before and it didn't work. Kotchman hasn't made an error in the last month, and has been better than average in the #8 spot. Are the Braves saving money against the corporate budget again?

Why?????


nworbet
Since: May 3, 2007
Posted on: July 31, 2009 4:10 pm
 

Red Sox send Adam LaRoche to Braves

The Red Sox got a bargain in Kotchman.


speckledvanilla
Since: Apr 19, 2008
Posted on: July 31, 2009 4:07 pm
 

Red Sox send Adam LaRoche to Braves

LaRoche is a big second half hitter.


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