No More, Nomar
By lefty
The Red Sox traded dissatisfaction for defense Saturday. In the end, the great divide between the Sox and Nomar Garciaparra proved too wide. It started last winter when Garciaparra rejected a four-year, $60 million extension and grew deeper during the A-Rod trade disaster. As the final minutes approached on the deadline for making deals without waivers, four teams were involved in the blockbuster trade.
In the end, the Red Sox got two good defensive players, former Gold Glove shortstopOrlando Carera and the Twins good defensive first baseman Doug Meintkiewicz. The Cubs got Garciaparra and minor league outfielder Matt Murton. The Expos ended up with Alex Gonzalez, pitcher Francis Beltran and infielder Brendan Harris, and the Twins got minor league pitcher Justin Jones.
