Word is that (Yankee GM) Cashman preferred signing Vasquez and Brown to signing only Schilling, and if that's true he should've been fired immediately. Truth be told, I'd rather have Schilling than Vazquez, Brown, AND A-Rod. ......especially now that I know Curt's a conservative ;)
Sox fans should count their blessings their bid for A-Rod fell through.
ABSOLUTELY, especially because Hanley Ramirez, a 5-tool shortstop, is about a year or two away from the bigs. I'm thinking the Sox could put Pokey at short until Ramirez is ready to take over full-time.
I can't believe Vasquez turned out to be such a dud, and I was amazed that the Diamondbacks would have considered him (and Halsey? and Gordon?) in a trade for TBU.