The trade deadline has come and gone! What an exciting day it was. For the first time I can think of, many deals consisted of swapping Major Leaders rather than just prospects. Seemed like throughout the day from morning till the 4pm eastern deadline, twitter was blowing up with reports and speculations of trades.
If you haven't figured out already, I'm a big Red Sox fan. Unfortunately the Sox have fallen out of the playoff push, but that meant they were a BIG contributor today. They traded Jon Lester and Johny Gomes to Oakland for Yoenis Cespedes. Both teams made out great. Oakland got a much needed starting pitch to solidify their rotation for an attempt to go deep into the postseason, and the Sox got a slugger with a cannon for an arm who should be playing in Right Field. Add him to Jackie Bradley Jr.'s and that makes any play at the plate exciting.
Once they dealt Lester, they then traded John Lackey to to the Cardinals for 1B/OF Allen Craig. Craig played a key role in the cardinals World Series run in 2011. He will probably play left field and will provide power. An outfield which had very little production during the first half of the season just got serious sluggers. Craig will also fit well in the short left field at Fenway.
Maybe it's just the optimistic fan in me, but I think these moves will boost the offensive production to a point where the rest of this season won't be boring after all. Dare I say the Sox will chase the wild card? What do you all think?
