Would you include Dylan Bundy in a trade for Johnny Cueto?

[DrungoHazewood]

Always skeptical of rentals. Price needs to be low. I'd have to really be bitter and miserable about Bundy's medicals, with the reports actually in front of me - not just media stuff, to do this.

[SpOkane]

I don't see any top tier assets headed our way unless we have a Competitive Balance pick to trade.

I wouldn't be against Cueto/Bruce from Cin and Smith from Mil added though. The farm system would basically be the top 10 guys in the GCL, Stewart and the AAAA players in Norfolk..

[TINSTAAPP]

I would rather see them trade for a corner outfielder than a rental starter.

[Can_of_corn]

I would rather see them trade for a corner outfielder than a rental starter.

So Upton?

[El Gordo]

I don't see any top tier assets headed our way unless we have a Competitive Balance pick to trade.

I wouldn't be against Cueto/Bruce from Cin and Smith from Mil added though. The farm system would basically be the top 10 guys in the GCL, Stewart and the AAAA players in Norfolk..

I'd include Bundy in a package for Cueto and Bruce provided Cueto's health could be verified.

[Can_of_corn]

I'd include Bundy in a package for Cueto and Bruce provided Cueto's health could be verified.

He'd have to pass a physical.

[Bahama O's Fan]

He'd have to pass a physical.

Our physical, not Cincinatti's

[howboutthoseos]

With Buchholz down. Red Sox are sellers.

Too early to say that. If they get swept this weekend, maybe.

[El Gordo]

Too early to say that. If they get swept this weekend, maybe.

They're not selling to us.

[DrungoHazewood]

They're not selling to us.

Probably not. From Bill James, noted Red Sox employee, on his web site on July 8, 2015:

Hey, Bill, I noticed old friend Felix Doubront had a good game last night, as did old friends John Lackey and Jon Lester the previous night. That leads me to ask whether, if everything else is equal, you'd rather trade a player to the other league or at least another division than to a division rival, or whether that's not even a consideration. For me as a Red Sox fan, I'd rather see John Lackey beat the Cubs than see him beat the Red Sox. If Chris Archer beats the Red Sox, well, it's still a loss for the Sox but there isn't that feeling that he could be on our team but for a trade.Asked by: flyingfish

Answered: 7/8/2015

We don't normallly trade within our division, but not exactly for the reasons you suggest. We assume that the player we trade is going to help the team he is going to. We don't WANT to help the Orioles; we dont want to help the Yankees--therefore, we don't normally trade with them.

[Stotle]

I thought the Red Sox traded a crucial piece to the Orioles last year. Did I dream that?

[Can_of_corn]

I thought the Red Sox traded a crucial piece to the Orioles last year. Did I dream that?

I guess the return price was high enough.

[Stotle]

I guess the return price was high enough.

I guess so.

[DrungoHazewood]

I thought the Red Sox traded a crucial piece to the Orioles last year. Did I dream that?

The quote was "we don't normally... WANT to help the Orioles." It wasn't never.

[Stotle]

The quote was "we don't normally... WANT to help the Orioles." It wasn't never.

I was referring to this.

They're not selling to us.

Probably not.