The Red Sox are just not a good fit. They love their prospects more then anyone else, and never seem to offer full value for players. Theo seems much more concerned with winning every trade then doing something that could be mutually beneficial. To think they could have had Halladay (with the same extension he got in PHI) for only Bucholz/Kelley and Westmoreland/Ellsbury/Anderson/Tazawa/whoever is pretty amazing, and just laughable that they didn't take it. Prince is no Roy Halladay in terms of WAR, but he is still an impact bat that probably would make a huge difference for Boston if they acquired him. I think Melvin should really hold tight in any Prince negotiations. Everyone wants a Teix deal, but that deal has aged very well for TEX. Feliz was essentially the fourth guy added to the deal. Andrus was only 18 or 19 at the time, and no one really thought he would be anything special (or even acceptable) with the bat. Salty was the big piece, and he is adequate now at best. Harrison is a decent pitcher at this point but very unproven and has had a lot of injuries. Of course, Teix was/is one of the best 1B in the league, so it seemed pretty fair at the time. If Melvin is talking to Boston, I want Bucholz, Bowden/Anderson/Rizzo/something similar, and Fuentes. Boston will extend him, that is a given. I find it very hard to believe that Boston won't be the highest bidder come FA anyways. Maybe they could get a discount this way.