Well, someone had to be sacrificed. The Boston Red Sox were not going to be able to add anyone without someone taking the fall. However, instead of trading away most of their youth movement for a legitimate ace, all they had to do was throw a great wad of cash at David Price and designate one young player for assignment. That player was Garin Cecchini.
Brian MacPherson of The Providence Journal covered the move, stating how “the Red Sox signed Cecchini to a $1.3 million bonus in 2010 with hopes his inside-out lefty swing would translate to a Wade Boggs-esque career at Fenway Park.