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deGrom almost traded to Red Sox

batmagadanleadoff Aug 02 2020 11:11 AM

Anybody remember this? The Mets almost traded the Red Sox Jacob deGrom in 2012 Excerpt: In May, 2012, the Red Sox were working on a deal with the Mets for catcher Kelly Shoppach. Ben Cherington asked Sandy Alderson for a soon-to-be 24-year-old righthanded pitcher in the Florida State League who had missed the 2011 season after surgery. The name? Jacob deGrom. Alderson seemed comfortable with the original idea, but checking with his minor league people caused him to tell Cherington he had second thoughts. So, finally, Boston received Pedro Beato. https://www.overthemonster.com/2015/7/21/9010339/red-sox-mets-trade-rumors-jacob-degrom

nymr83 Aug 02 2020 11:13 AM Re: deGrom almost traded to Red Sox

I had zero recollection of Shoppach being a Met

Johnny Lunchbucket Aug 02 2020 01:06 PM Re: deGrom almost traded to Red Sox

One of those Madoff comprised seasons we went into the year without big league catching