2010 Winter Meetings Day 1

It was a busy start to the 2010 Winter Meetings. The Rochester Red Sox finalized 2 trades that they had unofficially agreed upon before the start of meetings.

The Red Sox send Manny Ramirez and Matt Wieters to the New Jersey Mets for Brian McCann, Scott Baker and a 9th round pick. Red Sox owner Richard Chase was very pleased with being able to officially announce this deal. "Its hard letting a young commodity like Wieters go to another team but being able to get McCann is huge. Adding Scott Baker to our rotation is also a great help. We expect big things from the two new comers." said Chase.

In the second deal made official the Rochester Red Sox send their 2nd round pick (2.10) to the Michigan Miracles for 2B Dan Uggla. This deal may puzzle some Red Sox fans because it goes against Chase's normal gameplan. With a low batting average Uggla moving to the Red Sox is a bit shocking. "Yes, Dan's batting average is lower then we usually like and normally we wouldn't be interested in a player like that. We feel that the low batting average is something we can overlook at this point because of the power numbers Dan provides. Only Chase Utley produces more power and for a 2nd round pick we feel its well worth it to add Uggla." Chase said.

With these 2 trades the Red Sox roster is looking a lot different then when the offseason started. With Hanley Ramirez, Brian McCann, Dan Uggla, Jacoby Ellsbury and Nick Markakis already on offense before the draft its an exciting timeto be a Red Sox fan. As always the Red Sox will be looking to make other moves during the meetings to improve their lineup even more. "We have nothing on the table right now but I don't think we are done yet." said Chase.