Red Sox want to unload shortstop Lugo
by Eli Greenspan on Jul 16, 2009 5:41 PM EDT
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The Red Sox, facing a critical roster decision as they welcome back Jed Lowrie and Mike Lowell in the next week, have made it known to teams around the league that they would be willing to eat a large portion of Lugo's salary in a trade. This season, Lugo is hitting .284 with a .353 on-base percentage in 123 plate appearances. He is an average fielder at best, and is owed 9 million dollars for the next two seasons.
Not many teams are looking for an experienced shortstop, especially one with as large a salary as Lugo's. But if the Red Sox were to eat a major portion, they could probably land an above average prospect. The Padres and Red Sox have been regular trade partners over the past few seasons, and if they ate the majority of the salary, they could probably swing a deal.
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There is no way
that the padres will trade a prospect for Lugo even if the BoSox eat his contract
I Have Spoken.
Sox fan here
We got screwed by the M’s wen they dealt Betancourt to the Royals :(
"It's designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything is new again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops, and leaves you to face the fall alone". A. Bartlett Giamatti
Moore's wanted Yuni for a while.
It would’ve been difficult to convince him Lugo’s better.
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I would hope
that there is no other MLB team that would want Lugo.
It any MLB GM is sane, they will insist on Clay Bucholz at least in order for them to take Lugo, even if the Sox pay his salary.
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