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June 25, 2007
Sean McAdam joins us from Seattle on today's edition of projo SoxTalk. Click here to listen to the audio file. He discusses Josh Beckett's latest gem, and addresses the question: Is this the best pitcher in the big leagues right now? Sean also discusses Daisuke Matsuzaka's resurgence, the Mark Buehrle trade rumors and the career of Rod Beck.
Here are some excerpts from Sean's comments:
On Beckett: "This guy has been just incredible. He had that one bad start at home against Colorado. He has yet to lose on the road and he has been the very picture of consistency. So I don't know that anyone's pitching better, let's put it that way."
On Buehrle: "Obviously what the Red Sox think is [a fair trade price], because they're only renting him, probably doesn't coincide with the same viewpoint on the part of the White Sox. They're holding a 28-year-old lefty at a time when pitching is very much at a premium, and there are going to be teams involved -- probably like the Mets and some others -- that won't mind paying that price, because they're at a juncture where it's more important for them to obtain someone like Buehrle. I think the Red Sox look at him as ... someone they'd like to add, not someone they have to add, and that's going to be the difficult thing about matching up compensation-wise. Certainly they would not trade Buccholz -- Clay Buccholz -- or Jacoby Ellsbury. Whether they might be convinced to part with [Michael] Bowden in some package, that remains to be seen. I frankly would see this as a real longshot because of all the factors involved. I think a team is going to be leveraged into overpaying. I don't think that team is going to be the Red Sox."
On Beck: "A lot of players yesterday that we spoke to talked about, he was kind of a throwback, a guy who would stay late after a game in the clubhouse, talk about the game, rehash the game, go over some key points, kind of swap stories, and part of that element I think is what is fading away a little bit in Major League Baseball, and that's kind of sad. But Beck was just a fan, a student of the game. He couldn't talk enough about it. He really enjoyed the comraderie that came with being in the clubhouse, the closeness that you have with with teammates. And as much success as he had on the field -- this was a guy who I think two or three times led the National League in saves -- I think his lasting imprint will be the kind of person and he was, the kind of teammate he was, and kind of a fun guy to be around."
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