Rocky Road Ahead?

Rocky Road Ahead?

Are the Sox in a Mountain of Trouble Now That Mike and Julian Know They're On Theo's Trading Block?

And Will Manny Take a Seat When He Finds Out the Sox Tried to Trade Tavarez?

"The Sox also were not pleased that the trade conversations were made public by the Rockies. Monfort had even named third baseman Mike Lowell and pitcher Julian Tavarez as two of the players who would go to Colorado.

'It's a shame the names got out,' said a Sox official. 'Now we have to talk to those players and calm them down.' " -- 1.30.07, Boston Globe, Helton Talks are Off