The talks between the Colorado Rockies and the Boston Red Sox involving Todd Helton are officially dead. The reason, the Red Sox will not give up Manny Delcarmen or Craig Hansen along with Mike Lowell and Julian Tavarez. This reluctance caused the Rockies to pull out of negotiations.
The Sox would have been willing to give up one of the prospects had Colorado “shown them the money.” A source close to the Red Sox front office said that the Rockies offer of paying upwards of $40 million dollars wasn’t “anywhere near as much as is being reported.â€
Rockies Owner Charlie Monfret had this to say:
“This is not a trade that we were anxious to complete, but we are always exploring ways to improve our team. Discussions like these regarding a player of Todd’s talent and character are never easy, and it’s not surprising we were not able to reach an agreement. Todd has been and will continue to be an important part of our franchise, and we can’t wait to see him with the rest of the Rockies in Tucson.”
As I had stated before, I had mixed feelings about this trade rumor. I would have been willing to give up Delcarmen had the price been right. But with the offer not being anywhere close to what the Red Sox would have wanted, I am glad they didn’t pull the trigger.
Hopefully this is the last of the trade rumors, unless the rumor involves the Red Sox getting a closer, before spring training starts in a few weeks. Of course then we will have to deal with the annual Manny Ramirez “I want to be traded” speech that he gives annually at spring training.
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