Brian Anderson got his way. A week after the outfielder requested a trade, the White Sox dealt him to Boston for Mark Kotsay.
I have to admit this trade doesn't evoke strong feelings for me one way or the other. I won't miss Anderson, but I'm not excited about Kotsay either. I assume the Red Sox got rid of Kotsay with good reason.
Once Kotsay is added to the 25-man roster, either Josh Fields or DeWayne Wise is going to have to go. One wonders whether Sox GM Kenny Williams is working on a move to get Fields out of town as well.
Right now, Fields is basically playing one game a week at first base to give Paul Konerko a break. Kotsay, an outfielder by trade, also has experience playing first base. That makes Fields expendable, assuming the Sox are going to keep Wise as their late-inning pinch runner and outfield defensive replacement.
The guess here is they will keep Wise. I wouldn't be surprised to see Fields in a different organization by the end of the week. Williams has just thrown one first-round bust overboard. He might be preparing to unload another.
But since I have no bad will toward Brian Anderson, we're going to throw "The Greatest American Hero" up on this blog one more time. Feel free to sing along, this time with feeling!
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