Article from the Herald. I like the Crisp trade, although I would have also liked to see Mota in a Red Sox uniform. Rick
Crisp has been a productive, good player for us. He is popular with the fans and has a good batting avg. and on base percentage. He will be missed but I think that the Tribe feels a glaring hole at 3rd base...I like Aaron Boone but he is on the downside of his career. The key to this trade for Cleveland is Marte. He was rated one of baseball's top 10 prospects last year by Baseball America. He'll probably open the season at AAA Buffalo and Aaron Boone will continue to be our third baseman for now. stu