"If you had to pick a position on the field to build a team around, shortstop is where most would start.

Unless you're the Red Sox.

Then it's more of an afterthought.

The kryptonite Nomar Garciaparra left behind when he was traded in mid-2004 has lost none of its potency in 71/2 years. Saturday night's trade of shortstop Marco Scutaro to the Colorado Rockies for $6 million in salary relief — and, don't forget, pitcher Clayton Mortensen — once again put the spotlight on the Sox' curiously consistent inability to groom Nomar's heir."