Lowell Offer
Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald is reporting that the Red Sox have made a "really strong" offer to Mike Lowell. The deal is 3 years guaranteed. This according to a club source. Let's hope Lowell isn't like Theo Epstein in that he doesn't mind his contract negotiations leaked to the press.
Silverman continues to say that the Red Sox have also considered alternative players should they lose Lowell. One idea is to have Kevin Youkilis move to 3rd and promote Chris Carter to play 1st/dh with David Ortiz. Carter split time between the Boston and Arizona systems posting .324/.383/.521 (565 PA) at AAA Tuscon and .234/.308/.319 (52 PA) at AAA Pawtucket last season. He was acquired indirectly for Wily Mp Pena.
Carter isn't supposed to be a defensive expert in fact his glove is a liability. So he might have to work with Ortiz at 1b. But, let's face it, Carter is not the guy you want to mix into the line-up on a more that occasional basis in 2008. Carter projects to be a good player, but Lowell is better.
That's what we know about Lowell. All the things I am reading and hearing are pointing to Boston re-signing Lowell.
Comments
Let's hope you are right Andy. We need to resign Lowell and a 3 year offer w/o option years might not be enough. And I know somebody who needs a 3B and is just big and ugly enough to sign Mikey away out of spite (read - Evil Empire). I hope they get this done and we can move on to the business of moving Coco for somebody other than a freakin' back up catcher like Gerald Laird! That has to be spin by Ranger people, the Sox cannot seriously be thinking about trading a gold glove caliber defensive CF like Coco who can steal up to 30+/year for Laird can they?
Posted by: Jack | November 9, 2007 12:22 AM |
Ortiz sharing 1b with somebody is funny.Kevin Youkolis is your first baseman.I guess people like you are the reason Ortiz wins a all star for 1b.
Posted by: Adrian Padill | November 9, 2007 03:59 AM |
Adrian, did you actually read my post? I attributed the idea of Youk moving to 3rd and Ortiz/Carter splitting 1b to Michael Silverman of the Herald.
Thanks for your feedback though.
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