I'm glad to read that everyone (even piisimsstec Agbayani, LOL) likes the deal. I'm still not sure how we got away with just giving up Mortensen. I wonder if the Red Sox were asking for a better pitcher initially, and DOD held his ground and said no, and that's why the deal had initially died. Also, I wonder if Nelson or Herrera are better than either of the guys who the Red Sox will now platoon at shortstop, and, if so, why they weren't part of the deal.