Why didn’t Theo give up Bowden or Buchholz for Montero or Saltalamacchia?

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On Monday, I discussed Jason Varitek's seeming inability to field given The Fielding Bible Vol. II's insights.

Today, I want to tackle why Theo Epstein didn't pull the trigger on acquiring Miguel Montero and/or Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

Don't kid yourself: the ability was there for Theo to do just that. Far too many news reports have reported that a Montero for Michael Bowden or Saltalamacchia for Clay Buchholz deal would have occurred had Theo said yes.