7-29-08 Ken Rosenthal, Fox Sports

Well if you're a certified public accountant April 15 is like your busiest season of the year you know tax season if you're an accountant. If you're a baseball insider like our friend Ken Rosenthal trade deadline is April 15 for you'd joining us now on the eighteenth tee hotline from fox sports. Is Ken Rosenthal as soon as I hit the right button hello -- how -- I'm glad it's a little hectic for you right now is that correct. I heard is so hectic that you -- summit on a real short leash.

I don't I just told the guy I don't want to hear any. You. Know not good at eight seconds -- that imagine.

Why the heck no he. We respect fully understand we are respectful of that of that job that you have to do we know we still all your material for ourselves. -- how welcome we complain but that was the number one question on everyone's mine today is Manny Ramirez and what -- the Red Sox going to do with them.

Ultimately. They keep it and it's not they're not trying to trade him because they are but. I don't see -- I don't have they can make this work in as we saw last night he made it very viable part -- line. -- You could talk about the -- abilities and the Diamondbacks whoever well I've not gotten in. -- he had about a Manny trade. So ultimately. They -- side they tried but. Or something and proceeded.

One of the things you wrote yesterday in talking about this was Manning's reputation. I mean I guess we always feel cynically that if you can hit the baseball your reputation doesn't matter does that.

Matter of for the Red Sox want to trade him in the race. So yeah I think the answers yes dale and you're right in certain certain. -- he. Horry. In there okay -- place -- trade clause is simply. Can't option years that you get a highly motivated to. -- to -- the Red -- price these would want quality in return for what amounts to a rental. And it's just. Kind of a complicated. Difficult in the area. That want out of possible -- look at they in this work. It's just going to be a challenge and again I don't wanna ever lock myself. Because this beat you know baseball and treat them like crazy that happens all the but based on what I'm hearing base and everything you know sure it seemed like.

I want to switch attention to another position here you shot down on fox sports today. The potential interest on the part of the Red Sox in Miguel Tejada you said it doesn't exist in Houston at -- trade him anyway. The Pittsburgh post gazette talks about the Red Sox potential interest in Jack Wilson. It seems that they may be in the market for a shortstop. Is it possible. That a young shortstop like -- Lowry. Could be potentially appealing to a team like Baltimore in a deal for closer George --

They've certainly would look at that. Now why I think the Orioles are concerned about. And that might sound weird it is weird is trading -- the George show beyond any merit -- years. But. If you look at this realistically. If the Orioles want to shortstop and you believe -- not everyone in baseball it's that he's going to be. Starting every -- productive short. -- they've got so much money committed at that position. -- boggles my mind why they would want an overpaid shortstop like Jack well. And the hottest thing absolutely absurd that it is all. So. Obviously over the next 48 hours. You're going to hear a lot of bad stuff out there game and hopefully they'll be -- many much of it. But. That I just.

Ten dale moved away from Manny I want to go back so -- obsessed with them. You you mentioned that it matters enough for the Red Sox that they're trying to trade him more they have looked in this trading him. During the pennant race. I just wonder how sincere. Have the Red Sox. Efforts been in trading Manny Ramirez and we've been hearing since that 2003. With the waiver thing. That they've tried to trade of yet. I would think if you try to trade a guy for three or four years or five years. Did you find a taker right now so how sincere is.

At times Michael in here at times lessons here. I think people -- And obviously it -- we -- in the sense that. It goes. Good every. Area of the organization the desperation. And difficulty. All of that yes it would like to do. With they can do it is the story. In -- they can do it in. Short term in -- that team and they want to be that's even more problematic -- you can make the argument. He's been out on every third week whatever it. You can't count -- anyway might as well as go to someone who's Lester but some -- I understand that but. They'll see this team really difficult thing to law.

Houses devastated -- different levels of exasperation -- you know if you. If you have a house that is giving you trouble or I don't want you gotta gotta knuckle -- he would just once and off the board it's just get them out of here to anybody take complete. Are are the Red Sox at that point where they say we will take anything that you have to give us as long as Manny Ramirez is gone.

Now because the Red Sox smart and they don't want value -- their player. Not going to want -- not the way they operate. And out it always make the smart decision. The baseball state they're not going to go into irrational oh with it would be doing Michael what. So. I'm sure the wheels are spinning. You might have noted that went there right throughout the yesterday which is our best and not -- happen but the kind of things I guarantee you think about. And many somewhere. Go get Teixeira who you left. You know analyst. So there are ways to do it but again even at. There are required to blockbusters that span of two days here and a choir difficult position change view. It's a lot.

I'd if we set aside the fact that that they trade Manny because it probably is unrealistic that it can happen. Will Theo Epstein and the Red Sox. Make some sort of moved before Thursday at 4 o'clock.

There's certainly try and they've been trying to get a veteran reliever. Doesn't matter so much right in the left and at this point in there are guys out there but. At the same time they're mindful of what happened last year with. And maybe a little too mindful that please keep have to. Gotta keep trying got to keep -- things are. As possible but that experience that formed they're thinking which is don't overpay for these guys are too volatile. Always these past. The same time involved in the bullpen and they need help.

And here Boston can we just so used to Red Sox Yankees. Coming up on the trading deadline. This year we have to -- you know switch our focus a bit and and look at the first place team in the division. Tampa are they going to do anything before the 31.

Yes they're trying and there. On the very bridges of Teixeira I don't think that's. Also talking about. -- time and date could be seen that. To get a reliever. Interest what did not in the be available. George Sherrill against the problem in the vision. And an -- that they ultimately want one of the better pieces but there's certainly in the trying. I would fully expect they come out of this paper at least.

Want to talk about one of the Red Sox young pitchers who they are not interest didn't trading now or maybe ever and that's Jon Lester. His record is now twenty and five at the Major League level he's already beaten cancer. Tom Purdue -- of Sports Illustrated wrote about him -- well -- his accomplishments at this young age. Has he very quietly in May be under the radar become one of the best young left handed pitchers in baseball.

I don't think there's any question about that -- and put this guy yesterday. And his feeling was that Jon -- now legitimate number two. And we've seen that. Really -- follow this season. And it -- that rotation -- much more impressive when you really have. -- Beckett Matsuzaka and Lester. Read very affordable -- pitchers to go with Wakefield now -- So. Everything receive Jon Lester is positive. -- he is the guy that built to be growing. Evolving. And becoming the best possible pitcher be. One thing that we talked about. Earlier this year -- in the Red Sox talked about it in becoming more present on the eating out. -- is talking about that John Farrell's. And it really off. Really cool city. Can't support it but it's always see these young guys. Comments like. Part of baseball is really that.

We've talked about pitching we've talked about Manny and I guess this is a bit of a reach -- but is there any. Catching help out there -- none of -- starter. But is there or somebody the Red Sox kids -- that would take a little pressure. Off of Jason -- to.

It's difficult right now. A guy who. In short in the short term that difficult player I'm Gerald Laird is out there. Probably cost the young pitcher like Michael -- In doubt the Red Sox. But. Young catching generally they've been quite high. Gain the problem -- I leagues right quality catchers. -- we've just -- they keep heatley trade. At the -- and the Dodgers all the money remaining on lakes out about two dollars but they got this catch a ball the pretty other part. But yet even look at. -- doesn't seem like it's a very surge but it's something they would like to address that they claim some other guys are better than people.

Final question from me the last two years there have been ten and twelve trades made on trade deadline day. If I set the over under number ten what would you think we would be this Thursday overall under.

I would say between now and then and sure. I would say that's. Not all of them to be major -- you know but. Given all the activity in the demand for beavers in general on the availability of relievers. And --

And we'll get it done yet to and we know you gotta get that flight to Long Beach to throughout the -- that somewhere. So we acknowledge -- you're okay but.

I don't know -- lounge.

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