Lugo kind of gets a pass in this thread from me, because 99% of my irrationally-intense hatred for him - right down to using his name as shorthand to describe anything f'd up - came after the trade.
Who was the most disliked Red Sox player acquisition ever? AT THE TIME OF ACQUISITION
- Thread starter Lose Remerswaal
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AJP wins in a landslide. I hated Wells and Leyritz because of the pinstripes, but I didn’t hate EY at the time of the trade because I had my Sox-colored glasses on and thought he’d be a key contributor to the bullpen.
Ultimately I agree with this line of thinking. I’ll see you Avery and raise you Matt Clement. I hated Clement because he wasn’t Pedro, and he wasn’t even close.
Basically every in-season acquisition in 2001. Sean Berry-Ed Sprague-Dante Bichette-Rico Brogna. Edit...Mike Lansing.
Other years...Bob Bailey. Steve Avery. Mark Lemke.
Other years...Bob Bailey. Steve Avery. Mark Lemke.
I seem to recall something about Ed Sprague taking up a roster spot for literally one day that caused us to lose a decent prospect or minor leaguer as a result
I just checked his Bref page - we picked him up in a trade on 6/30/2000 - but can't shed any light. Does anyone else recall this, or am I misremembering?
Edit: I remember now - that when the Angels grabbed David Eckstein. I'll see myself out.
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From an ESPN article and there are several others from different publications:
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As a second baseman, Eckstein worked his way through the Red Sox farm system. Two weeks into the 2000 season at Triple-A Pawtucket, attempts to "correct" his swing left him batting a mere .160. Eckstein took matters into his own hands; he apologetically defied authority, reinstated his swing and raised his average to .245.
But when the Red Sox needed a third baseman, Lou Merloni got the nod; Eckstein got waivers. Picked up by the Angels, however, Eckstein hit .285 as a rookie and is batting a steady .287 in his second season."
But something tells me Sprague was involved too.
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As a second baseman, Eckstein worked his way through the Red Sox farm system. Two weeks into the 2000 season at Triple-A Pawtucket, attempts to "correct" his swing left him batting a mere .160. Eckstein took matters into his own hands; he apologetically defied authority, reinstated his swing and raised his average to .245.
But when the Red Sox needed a third baseman, Lou Merloni got the nod; Eckstein got waivers. Picked up by the Angels, however, Eckstein hit .285 as a rookie and is batting a steady .287 in his second season."
But something tells me Sprague was involved too.
Mr. Verdugo may be the new gold standard, at least according to some in this thread:
https://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?threads/alex-verdugo-new-red-sox-star.29560/
https://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?threads/alex-verdugo-new-red-sox-star.29560/
Thanks for this - it's coming back to me now.
Mea Culpa: it was Sean Berry, not Ed Sprague. Both played for the Sox in 2000: Sprague got into 33 games but Berry only made it into one and Eckstein was claimed that day. As I recall, Duquette insisted on putting Berry on the roster over Jimy Williams' objections. Good times.
Randy Kutchner. I didn't even know who he was, but Hendu has nails im 86 and I really wanted the Sox to keep him.
John Lackey. Didn't like him when he was with the Angels (the stuff about the wife... my God!) Held my nose rooting for him while he was with the Sox.
I can see where David Wells might have been listed. And with the rider of "at the time of acquisition" I might have even had him close to Lackey. But he did redeem himself in my eyes with how hard he tried to make a comeback after being injured. He could have sat on his ass and just collected his paycheck but came back in time for the Sox to trade him after the wheels came off everything in 2006.
I can see where David Wells might have been listed. And with the rider of "at the time of acquisition" I might have even had him close to Lackey. But he did redeem himself in my eyes with how hard he tried to make a comeback after being injured. He could have sat on his ass and just collected his paycheck but came back in time for the Sox to trade him after the wheels came off everything in 2006.
Yes terrible trade for Aaron Sele. We helped the Mariners win 116 games by getting rid of Jamie Moyer(Terrible trade) and Sele. We got Darren Bragg in return. Moyer was a solid pitcher well in to his late 40's. If the Sox would have had those 2 in 99, 2000 @ 2001 or 2???? Who knows?
AJP was a terrible pickup, but it was a 1 year deal and he forever lives in my heart for telling the ump after an egregiously incorrect base on balls: "Give me another ball, one you can see." He got tossed. It was great.
Pickup I hated at the time? Gosh I'm always pretty happy about the shiny new toy, but I never was anything approaching excited for Lugo.
Pickup I hated at the time? Gosh I'm always pretty happy about the shiny new toy, but I never was anything approaching excited for Lugo.