Q is still in arbitration... hes cost controlled for this year and next year.

MB is an ACE in the junior circuit... any pitcher with his track record of IP is worth a f'n fortune.

Rasmus would not be our CF for 6 years... hes already has not counting this year 2 years of MLB experience... next year hes arb eligible... so at best we'd have him for 3.5 seasons... considering the sox do not have a good track record resigning players about to hit their first round of FA (not including PK or MB), it is exceedingly unlikely they get Rasmus to sign a LT contract...

It also makes absolutely no sense for the cardinals to trade their only choice at closer at this time... Franklin is poop. Motte is ouchy more often then not... Boggs is going to be la russa's best option... if he hasn't already declared him the closer.

Why would a team looking for post season success decimate their BP and give up their two best tradable commodities in miller and rasmus along with their closer...  it just doesn't make any sense at all. who replaces Boggs?

From the Wsox prespective... if we are all in... why would we give up Q? hes smashing right now... why would we give up MB? we dont have peavy... who takes MB's spot in the rotation (do not say miller).

The sox are also exceedingly cost conscientious... they will not give up on vicedo that quickly... KW would much rather eat his mistakes then admit them and move on...

IF the sox are in all out rebuilding mode... it would be a great trade... IF somehow the cardinals were stupid enough to take it...

The wsox are not in rebuilding mode... at least not for 1-2 more years... hopefully 1 and not 2... because the more time that passes the less i feel this team has a chance to succeed.

To take it one step further... MB/Q could be shipped off in seperate deals with no cash involved and get back way more then packaging them together...

If the cardinals want MB... pay his salary... other teams will... i am sure the Yankees would love to have MB... and we could get AJ's replacement in return... they'd cough up montero/gardner far far easier then the cardinals give up rasmus... and the sox dont have to give any $$$