You should have included the category of neither,as I’m sure the Sox are seriously considering looking in another direction.

neither

-Neither is the best option. No need to commit to anyone past a 1 or 2 year deal at most and around market value.

-Anything past that, hold on and wait until the trading deadline and it will be possible to get Gonzo or a serviceable replacement at that point.

-Go Lowrie!

Will people get a grip, check baseball-reference for once, and realize Alex Gonzalez is not good at baseball. He can field a few ticks above average… and he hits 40 million ticks below average.

Scutaro is so much better at baseball than Gonzalez is if you vote any other way you should be exiled to a non-thinking baseball market.

Ryan: Gonzalez is “not good at baseball” … are you high? And is that “40 million ticks below average” a statistic listed on baseball reference?

Yes Scutaro is a more complete player but for God’s sakes, after 7 short stops rotating through the Sox lineup since 2004, havent we Sox fans HAD ENOUGH OF THIS?!

Havent we all agreed to stick someone into SS who can FIELD THE BALL CLEANLY and who cares about the bat?!

Scutaro is a 34 year old middle infielder who has never played for a contender and had ONE outstanding year, LAST YEAR. What do you want to do, sign him to Julio Lugo/JD Drew money with a longterm deal? Just because the kid looks 20 years old doesnt mean he’s not 34.

HA HA HA @ the people saying it is “devastating” to lose Gonzalez.

I bet those are the people that thought Pokey was better than Bellhorn, or currently hate JD Drew.

I LIKE NICK GREEN BETTER THAN BOTH.

As the Red Sox continue to pay players currently under contract to other organizations, and the hopefull longtime answer to SS is playing in the Arizona Fall League, it makes no sense to commit dollars and time to a 34 year old when we had the opportunity to spend less and not lose on the defensive side. Money that will now have to be committed to SS could have been used for Left Field, another arm, bat and more bullpen depth.

Why add the editorial comments after the selections? How about the 3 choices and let the voter decide. Loss of Gonzales is not “devastating”, but the Sox really could have used him as a proven Boston player, for a seemingly affordable price.

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