Rumor Mill: Helton to Red Sox

[TheJourneyman]

What are your thoughts?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2745139

Basically Helton for an aging Lowell and Julian Tavarez plus prospects.

[Old Sweater]

What are your thoughts?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2745139

Basically Helton for an aging Lowell and Julian Tavarez plus prospects.

Like the thought of Helton going to a contender, to bad it's the Red Sox.

Lowell we don't need with a young Atkins at 3rd and Tavarez didn't do to well here in Denver the last time we had him. To much of a temper that takes him out of his game.

[CarlCaranskiShift]

I'm ok with it. Helton is great, but small market teams just don't seem to do well by throwing such a huge amount of their budget on one guy. They'll get more out of it than just Lowell and Tavarez. It frees up a lot of money to be spent elsewhere. I agree, Tavarez was a hot head and didn't do much here last time. And third base is one of the last places we need help. I hope they don't over look the chemestry aspect. The World Champion Tigers, Angels, Marlins such did much better than anyone expected without the big money superstars of the Yankee's and BoSox.

[Old Sweater]

I'm ok with it. Helton is great, but small market teams just don't seem to do well by throwing such a huge amount of their budget on one guy. They'll get more out of it than just Lowell and Tavarez. It frees up a lot of money to be spent elsewhere. I agree, Tavarez was a hot head and didn't do much here last time. And third base is one of the last places we need help. I hope they don't over look the chemestry aspect. The World Champion Tigers, Angels, Marlins such did much better than anyone expected without the big money superstars of the Yankee's and BoSox.

You must be stating the 1984 Tigers.

Marlins yes in 2003 had a low pay row but the Angels in 2002 wasn't real low budget.

Young prospects won't do the Rockies any good until the Monforts open their wallet a bit.

[CarlCaranskiShift]

Agreed, The 2003 Angels and 2006 Tigers weren't at poverty levels, and money always helps. But I was thinking in relative poverty terms to the huge payroll teams. As long as they dump 1/4 of the budget on one guy, I don't care how great he is, it makes too big of weaknesses elsewhere. I don't see ownership really opening up their wallets any time soon.

[Mattingly]

I'm curious, if you folks here had your choice of Red Sox players you'd find to be a fair deal in a trade, which ones would it be? Also, what percentage of the remaining contract would Colorado pay that you'd find fair?