Daily Dose: Aug. 4 - Do they love him, love him not...

that's probably not entirely fair, but it does seem that either Boston really loves Michael Bowden (he hasn't been traded yet) or they like him juuuusst enough to dangle him for some of the best pitchers in the game.

the hot rumor at the end of July had Bowden in a package for Roy Halladay, but everyone involved denied that.

But now there are reports that the Red Sox tried to land King Felix, and Bowden was a part of those talks.

I reconnected with Bowden when I joined the Beacon a couple of years ago, and even then we talked about all the trade rumors swirling about his name. He's been rumored in pretty much any deal the Red Sox have made since then - which is good and bad.

Teams obviously feel he's major league ready, but then again, you're sitting on pins and needles for a few weeks every year - and every off season for that matter.

This story has a nice catch up with Bowden about how his Pawtucket teammates were treating him as the deadline approached...