Not a bad deal for neither team. No offense to Lofton, but I don't think he would factor in us winning a pennant this year. I don't think any one player could do that for us. To be able to part with him (He was only here for this year), and be able to get a young catcher with the upside of Max Ramirez was a definite plus. I see us moving Ramirez to a position such as Third Base before we had him catch. Especially if we acquire Salty. We have the depth at Catcher to move guys around and experiment. But you can never have too many Catchers in your organization. Nice trade.
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