As a Dodger fan and a bit of a Red Sox fan, this one is interesting. Dodgers are giving up two decent prospects (Webster is actually very very good) but Sands is actually a bit on the injury prone side but may be good as a fill in.
Dodgers will not be taking on as much of the money as people think. The Red Sox will be sending a boat load of cash along with the other players. Crawford is being paid by an insurance company currently and will not be paid by the Dodgers until he actually plays for them.
This trade will clean up the Sox (if they get rid of Valentine) and make room for some improvement.
The Dodgers will get help at first and a another serviceable(hopefully) starter this year...and Crawford can help out in the outfield next year. Should be interesting how this all works out in the next few years.
Joshua
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