TokenWilliams wrote:

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If the Sox could get Floyd for Ranaudo and Iglesias, I'd be fine with that.  If I were the GM in charge when Kenny was asking for that, I'd certainly try to get him for less, but I'd ultimately pull the trigger.  7M in 2012 and a 9.5M club option for 2013 which is a no brainer as far as I'm concerned.  He's a quality pitcher who has the ability to go on great runs.  The one tough thing about him will be that he tends to start slowly each year for whatever reason and the general fan and media member will be too dumb to cut him any slack.

If the Sox don't deal Ranaudo and Iglesias this offseason for something good then there is a pretty good chance they get nothing out of them.  Iglesias value has already tanked compared to where it was last year.  An argument can be made that means you don't deal him now.  But just as good an argument can be made that if someone still values him enough to get a very good major league pitcher in return then you take it before the value goes to nill.  Same can be said for Ranaudo.  A lot of people projected him as a number 3 starter out of the draft, but there were a bunch that believed he could sitll be a top of the rotation guy.  That bunch has gotten much smaller and more people think he might be a back end starter rather than a mid rotation starter.  A tough year in 2012 and the Sox won't get anything for him.

If I were Cherrington, I'd try to package those two for a mid rotation level starter like Floyd.   I don't think we have to worry about either turning into a superstar.