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Originally Posted by UC9904
I'm not saying he's an elite pitching prospect in all of baseball (ala Buchholz), but he's certainly one of the elite pitching prospects in the Red Sox system. I was all for making the trade to acquire Jermaine Dye (moreso than Gagne), but it just wasn't worth it at the price of TWO of Masterson, Delcarmen, and Hasen. It's just my opinion, but I have a hard time giving up multiple good young arms for a rental unless the team is absolutely desperate in that area (ex: if there was an injury).
And how is Masterson 4 years away? Do your homework buddy.
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He's probably thinking that Masterson will take a little longer to adjust. I personally do not view him as a starter, but more of an elite setup pitcher.