Sox discussing Todd Helton trade

[AdropOFvenom]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Colorado Rockies are in high-level talks to trade first baseman Todd Helton to the Boston Red Sox in a deal that could send third baseman Mike Lowell and right-handed reliever Julian Tavarez to Colorado.According to the Denver Post, which first reported the talks in Saturday morning editions, discussions between the two clubs are expected to resume Monday or Tuesday. Helton has a complete no-trade clause, but has reportedly told the Rockies he would be willing to accept a trade to Boston.According to major league sources, conversations between the Red Sox and Rockies actually opened last fall, and at that time, one of the sides felt that there could be an acceptable framework to make a deal.The conversation resumed at the ownership level about 10 days ago and has moved forward from there. Both sides are in virtual agreement on the dollars, with the Rockies likely responsible for slightly less than half of Helton's remaining six-year, $90.1 million guaranteed contract.</div>http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2745139If Boston managed to get Todd Helton for just Mike Lowell and Julian Tavarez (Who are both overpaid themselves) AND get the Rockies to eat half of that contract, that would be one hell of a deal. Almost sounds too good to be true to be getting rid of 2 overpaid contracts and getting the Rockies to eat half of Helton's deal.

 

[DevinHester23]

WOW!!! Papi, Manny, Drew, Helton, and Youkilis in the same lineup. WOW!!!Although, I think Helton's stats are Coors field-inflated

 

[AdropOFvenom]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DevinHester23 @ Jan 27 2007, 09:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>WOW!!! Papi, Manny, Drew, Helton, and Youkilis in the same lineup. WOW!!!Although, I think Helton's stats are Coors field-inflated</div>They'd also have Lugo, Pena, Varitek, and probably Pedoria. I think their goal is to get to a point where they'll never be in a Save Situation since they still don't have a closer with Papelbon moving to the Rotation.His pre-Humidor numbers are inflated, hence why he's had the drop off in recent years. But the Humidor has turned it into a pretty neutral park, and he was still a very productive hitter hitting for .300.They updated the article saying there'd be 2 pitching prospects involved in the deal, and the Rockies want Hansen and Declarman, but I doubt they'd get both.

 

[Jon_Vilma]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DevinHester23 @ Jan 27 2007, 09:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>WOW!!! Papi, Manny, Drew, Helton, and Youkilis in the same lineup. WOW!!!Although, I think Helton's stats are Coors field-inflated</div>I know... it'd be like the Folex version of the Yankees...