JP Ricciardi, ESPN Analyst

start door MLB insider from ESPN JP returning did you pay. And I and I don't. Let me ask you this question if you are in the position of the Red Sox right now and you're not mathematically on that on the other hand. -- got a long road a -- here we're too good really good teams with the two best teams ahead -- you in the standings how difficult is it. To go through the next four weeks because you've got a bunch of guys that have beaten up you get some other guys you might wanna see play a little bit. See whether they have got especially in that yours and it -- Maybe they get some learning experience out of it how do you approach. The next four to four weeks to play how you approach.

just enough to compete is and you put us like about each and your -- to win -- many it is possible. If you just keep competing rhetorically to that are out of it so I think you know which would be kept pushing I think -- point. You play him as much as you can buy the -- and try to win every -- to try to win every game just keep fight directly at.

JP you for a asked fight next question my first question is yes or no do you believe that a player can benefit of change of scenery.

Old think a lot closer at the end of the day included. What you get comfortable. And that become that type of well I think they can get the pattern. When he caught the winning I think you can go to the Yankees -- you if you go to Red Sox -- associate with a winning environment. What happened in the end and it likely that the people of all. Greg must have been a great example out the Patriots split equities and always places at. All of a sudden the -- I have a little bit more and club policy I don't think it changes.

Reason a masking is you know you know Manny Delcarmen he's a native of Boston his entire secure Major League careers and spent with the Red Sox. In anticipation. Of his being traded I presumed would happen during the off season not this quickly. I spent a good deal -- in the couple weeks ago for a column I wrote in The Herald and he's made it clear in no uncertain terms. He wanted to remain in Boston the -- kid is by the coaches in the park league he lives in the area he really loves the whole plus experience. Would -- change and change of scenery be beneficial -- he has been really hard he's been overtaxed here and there but he still throws in the mid ninety's not a lot of great movement. I think that this something need to be mind if he plays outside of Boston.

Well you know. It is at least on the -- about that the only problem is going to Colorado. Not beautifully shorted -- that inaugural one point. Two trillion -- but we deal all around the World Series and yeah. I think what happens with a lot of kids that dropped it and the ball. -- the organization as. Eliminate -- credit because they only know one organization they haven't seen the business side of it and it's really get traded -- I'll surround. And there are a lot of that there are -- there are looking like. A like -- prosperous so. You know this case Libya and change in recruiting which industry right -- maybe people do so it could have been able to -- that.

I you know it's probably too early -- talk about the offseason for the Red Sox but I'm gonna do it anyway isn't I'm gonna do it anyway it is Beltran how much value do you think -- it will what is his market going to look like out there and Victor Martinez. There market's gonna look like the reason I bring that up is. Beltre has had a really good year resurrected his career but it is only one year and it's in this city and then Victor Martinez. How many teams are gonna look at him and say he's simply not a catcher.

What happens which you know little of through all the processes which teams don't make the playoffs that are really nervous -- people are injured because the Tigers should -- a you know and I ended up huge conflict that -- and make the playoffs at some money. -- maybe that type of club. And now monies for them if it becomes a little foolish and some interest in finished -- a little run at fifty year old argument that fourteen yes okay. I think it really compelled to your evaluation that of the player because they like -- it public because. Commodity there's another club and I and that's spent money in the past major piece of -- about not make the playoffs that open up the -- for like it's a it is going to be competition and I think it would cover -- wrote it.

Mean he knows where he's going this weekend is just completely lost it does make English again -- to translate it myself.

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I think if it when that was but I felt everywhere it's not a matter and we feel about for Joey Cora they really reeled him out. Do you think maybe Ozzie Guillen did not wanna be -- interpret that at that table.

All all aren't that understand that at -- pretty -- English at all that that. Our Spanish resort is what people like could be. I don't understand how we couldn't take our mr. English.

I brought I brought it up we went back and founded the from YouTube in which a year ago Manny actually acted as the interpreter in an interview. Giving the English side of it. Or somebody else I mean it's unbelievable it's. Is it any surprise though that it ended for him in Los Angeles very similar to the way it ended in Boston you talk about. You know a player not changing much you know you know zebras and -- his stripes and yet you look at it Manny it was great of those first three months -- he got that right into a great pennant race. And yet in the end he -- pretty much the same way he ended his experience here embossed.

I think it's unfortunate that -- a topic he told another obvious excuse that you really want to especially American League -- community DH. I have to play in the outfield will be but technically images that point to figure out how important they are losing early make commit.

Oh. And I don't know what you know me and he's. And I'm sure you play football like -- the other -- bought him a lot all of it like just a vote scored.

Just regular great month bigger spotlight on the you'll have a great month because I think he knows what's at stake here. He needs a new contract I think he has great month now.

Yeah totally surprised -- really wouldn't surprise me -- and the other qualities and so ultimately it's going to be able sixty.

What is that fight what does count on them by criminalizing. Contributors -- it's gonna happen I love him. You know -- except the differences Joe Torre would keep things in house. Francona obviously we keep things in house is -- gonna do the same thing if something blows up because if it goes south here. Is Ozzie they're like Tory and like yeah Tito that he's gonna keep things quiet in in house.

I don't think anything happened because he recruited I think in the month. -- He's pretty obvious indestructible over the next month I think support our local retaliate and out. Because -- an illegal but it. Don't think that he hated it and -- and the thirty dilute and -- really really a couple of feet and and general exit.

JP was talking about Red Sox player is moving forward there's been a lot of discussion -- Jonathan Papelbon here and should they trade under in the offseason do you agree with me that. Given that his walk year is next year. And he's not gonna sign a long term deal the Sox normally think they want to sign him to a long term deal. Want to just keep him next year he'll be highly motivated to put up great numbers and I like the idea -- Bard being a future closer but then you have to go up and get another set up guys who -- this play out 2011 Papelbon embark again.

agree with that. He can vote go to what I think is on the Red Sox I think the fact that I'm formally hear. -- he he's -- again -- in the -- idiot so. I agree we get a kick out of him in the fourth round Higginbotham the had to get that under his belt already got a nice. And perception.

I wouldn't bring you in normally to this so whole subject that we're talking about it -- your heavily involved in youth sports and I know utes sports. And you've also been heavily involved in professional sports. Been talking a lot about Lincoln Sudbury today Fred said the community where. The athletic directors try to install program of shared leadership as opposed to specific. Captains for each team and what kind of extended beyond that the what you'd call there was some vacation of of the use sports or whatever with his no more winning and everybody gets a trophy over -- is any of that stuff. Good for society is that's the good for these kids take it.

Well. Is that a personal opinion and and I take. Role. He should matter I think it's great up and -- the -- he's got a it's -- when we actually have a chance to play to a championship put accomplish championship. Us. Establishment. Of your QB can't communicate it's all that and we always we had on successfully -- You know -- like a school boards and every Portugal agreed in principle to what.

We'll put this doesn't have a successful doesn't make -- not to tell you know yeah it's not successful.

All all I suppose all -- equal at all from the winning a little bit and to -- the end -- be -- I think it -- open and every other -- as far as. I think we take it and high school level where everybody just kept the participation medal I don't know if it weren't really pretty future leaders -- American way.

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