SB Nation Boston - MLB Trade Deadline: Ramon Ramirez Traded To Giants In Return For AA Pitcherhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48863/boston-fave.png2010-07-31T18:54:22-04:00http://boston.sbnation.com/rss/stream/13629622010-07-31T18:54:22-04:002010-07-31T18:54:22-04:00Ramon Ramirez Traded To Giants In Return For AA Pitcher
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/BOS">Red Sox</a> traded relief pitcher <span>Ramon Ramirez</span> to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/SFG">San Francisco Giants</a> on Saturday, in return for RHP Daniel Turpen.</p>
<p>Boston had been rumored to be shopping Ramirez for a <a href="http://boston.sbnation.com/2010/7/29/1594468/Red-Sox-Trade-Rumors-Ramon-Ramirez">few days now</a>, a move that it more likely additional by subtraction than anything else.</p>
<p>Ramirez was 0-3 with a 4.46 ERA in 42.1 IP this season, while Turpen, a AA pitcher, is 5-5 with a 4.09 ERA. <br><a href="http://www.overthemonster.com/2010/7/31/1598718/red-sox-trade-deadline-sox-deal">Over The Monster</a> sums it up thusly: "This makes no sense whatsoever."</p>
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<p>... this is about as close as the Sox could really get to clear selling given <a href="http://boston.sbnation.com/2010/7/26/1588701/Boston-Red-Sox-Trade-Deadline-Sell-Sellers">how hard it would be</a> to get real value from an <span>Adrian Beltre</span> or <span>Victor Martinez</span> deal. Ramirez was the only one of the "Terrible Trio" of Okajima-Declarmen-Ramirez that actually carried any value, given his improvement as the year has gone on (3.18 ERA in June, 3.27 ERA in July).</p>
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https://boston.sbnation.com/2010/7/31/2318691/ramon-ramirez-traded-to-giants-in-return-for-aa-pitcherRyan Hudson