RedSox Trade Lowell for Who?
by Balistes on Dec 10, 2009 11:53 AM EST
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Printwhat am i missing? they trade a solid hitter for a backup catcher (Max Ramirez,) that no one has ever heard of? ok, it does look at times that lowell needs a wheelchair while playing third following his hip surgery. But is this how far this guy has fallen? to top it off, the sox are gonna eat $7-$8 MM of the $11 MM due to Lowell next year. i wonder if this salary dump is part of the sox plan to go after halliday hard.
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I thought Lowell had a pretty good year despite the surgery.
He was murdering us and was in the highlights an awful lot.
Yankees all day.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." ~Rogers Hornsby
"If you're not doing it right, you're doing it wrong. And there's no in between." ~Mark "Lunch" McKenzie
Mixed Feelings
As much as he was annoying to us, I always thought of him as a bonafide “Red Sox”. As in, he’d always be around…
Oh wells… :P
nah...
The Red Sox make no sense. This guy has killed us and always produced for them. I really don’t get why they keep trying to get rid of him.
I know
Instead of getting rid of wasted crap (Varitek I’m lookin’ at you), they get rid of someone who is a Yankee-killer. I want to hate Lowell, but I can’t.
Youkilis on the other hand…
Lowell came up through our farm.
He’s a good guy, hard to hate. And yeah, always a Yankee killer.
Strikeouts are boring- Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.
by CasanovaWong on Dec 10, 2009 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
Question now being
do they play Youk at 3rd and use V-Mart at first as their usual lineup?
"I don't want one of those guys who'll drive in two but let in three every game." Casey Stengel
by tnredneckyankeesfan on Dec 10, 2009 2:44 PM EST reply actions
V Mart should be catching fulltime.
I believe when the Red Sox exercised VMart’s option, they named him the fulltime catcher for 2010. They’ll be looking for a first or third baseman through trade or free agency. Depending on which position they get will determine what position Youk plays.
Sux make no sense at all
If they already have 2 catchers, why the hell would they trade a productive player for a third catcher? Unless they’re willing to start Varitek, which I think would weaken them. I mean, who would you rather have in the lineup? Varitek or Lowell? And who would you rather have catching? V-Mart or Varitek? Both those answers are NOT Varitek, so the sux just weakened themselves right there. Makes no sense at all.
But, as a yankees fan I’m good with it. I want to see Varitek and his 8% at throwing out baserunners out there again next year!!!!
What makes even less sense.
Apparently, Lowell will be playing first base as a Ranger. wtf
Yankees all day.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." ~Rogers Hornsby
"If you're not doing it right, you're doing it wrong. And there's no in between." ~Mark "Lunch" McKenzie
not really..
he can’t move anymore, but the glove still works (pause). That usually means 1B.
He’ll be a fine 1B.
"It ain't over till its over"---
How come no one covers Steve Smith?
by FreeBradshaw on Dec 10, 2009 6:42 PM EST up reply actions
Ranger's left side of the infield is already set
with Young and Andrus. Looks like first base and DH for Lowell.
Red Sox and Lowell
I think they just traded him to give themselves more flexibility. Adrian Beltre makes no sense, they’d be paying 9 mil to Lowell plus 8-10 mil to Beltre for not much of an upgrade. They want Adrian Gonzalez but it doesn’t look like the Padres are willing to move him. Prince Fielder’s another possibility but also unlikely. In the end I think they’ll wind up signing either Holliday or Bay and Nick Johnson.
by Let's Talk About Tex Baby on Dec 10, 2009 8:38 PM EST reply actions
It’ll be expensive for one year but Beltre is a pretty significant upgrade over Lowell at this point. Beltre will post better numbers hitting in Fenway.
by Scooby Snacks on Dec 10, 2009 9:53 PM EST up reply actions
It made Dustin Pedroia into an MVP....
what would it do for Beltre….
"It ain't over till its over"---
How come no one covers Steve Smith?
by FreeBradshaw on Dec 10, 2009 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
The post is exactly what I thought of when I read the trade
I hope this is the Red Sox big winter move, I know its not, but if it is, it’s hilarious.
Max Ramirez
was regarded as one of baseball’s top hitting catcher prospects not too long ago. He lost some value to injury this past year, which is why Lowell straight up is enough to gert him. What role he’ll have is unclear – he could be the backup, taking over for VMart if he isn’t resigned, he could end up at 1st, or he could be used with others in a blockbuster for Adrian Gonzalez, Roy Halladay, or someone else.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
Yeah it’s a pretty good trade on both ends. Now you guys better make sure to lock up Beltre.
by Scooby Snacks on Dec 11, 2009 10:42 AM EST up reply actions
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