The Red Sox traded two Triple-A relievers to Los Angeles Monday night in exchange for second baseman Ian Kinsler. Although Billy Eppler was excited about the two players his club added, the decision to let Kinsler go did not come easy to the Angels general manager.
“That was difficult,” Eppler said. “…There’s a reason people gravitate to this guy. I know I did, and I was only around him less than a calendar year. We have to weigh that impact and the duration of that impact, for the guys returning in this deal.”
The calculations worked for Dave Dombrowski.