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Hot Stove: Red Sox had interest in Jonathan Sanchez but weren’t a match 11.07.11 at 5:27 pm ET
By Alex Speier

According to a major league source, the Red Sox had some interest in Giants left-hander Jonathan Sanchez before he was dealt to the Royals for outfielder Melky Cabrera. Boston and San Francisco did not match up as trade partners, however, given the Giants’ interest in acquiring an everyday major league outfielder in return.

Sanchez, who turns 29 this month, struggled to a 4-7 record and 4.26 ERA in 19 starts last year, as injuries and walks (a career-high 5.9 per nine innings) resulted in diminished effectiveness. The Sox had concerns about his ankle and his strike-throwing ability.

Even so, the hard-throwing left-hander has struck out 9.4 batters per nine innings throughout his career, and he was a significant contributor to the Giants team that won the World Series in 2010, going 13-9 with a 3.07 ERA and 205 strikeouts (as well as an NL-high 96 walks) that season.

Even so, the Sox weren’t a match for the Giants, who instead moved to acquire Cabrera, who hit .305 with a .339 OBP, .470 slugging mark, .809 OPS, 18 homers, 87 RBI and 20 steals (in 30 attempts) while playing all three outfield positions for the Royals in 2011.

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    Are you kidding me? Melky Cabrera? unbelievable.

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    It’s for the best. They’d have had to have traded Reddick, and I think Reddick is a better long-term asset than Melky (or Sanchez). Melky hit a good number of homers last year but doesn’t have the chops for center field. Meanwhile, Reddick has the speed and arm for center and is under team control for longer with as much potential upside as the Melk-man. Good for the Sox for not jumping too fast at another injury risk who struggles to throw strikes.

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