NY Boston Fan

My fiancee asked last night, with regards to the apparant 3-way trade that would bring Randy Johnson to the Yankees, "why would anyone want to leave the Dodgers to play in Arizona?"

Well that question has become a good one, as Shawn Green seems to be asking the same thing, and he's got a no-trade clause.

This trade, were it to go through, would be a double-whammy against the Red Sox. First, adding Randy Johnson, making Jaret Wright your 5th pitcher, makes you the clear favorite in a season or a series.

The part that makes it worse, is that clearly the Sox need to counter by bringing a solid #2 pitcher on board. With Pedro and Hudson becoming impossibilities on the same day, Brad Penny is one of the few remaining options. If this trade goes through, he's off the table. That pretty much leaves Matt Clement, Odalis Perez, and not much breathing room.