Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reported on Friday that the Red Sox were talking trade with the Twins and Rangers about Mike Lowell. The Angels, who are currently in search of a bat with the injury to Kendry Morales, were said to be “hovering” in the conversation.
Just a short while ago, Rosenthal elaborated on the situation via Twitter:
Twins’ field staff lobbying
for Lowell. Need is obvious. Front office would need to work through
$$$ and durability concerns.
The Twins would appear to be a natural fit for the veteran third baseman, as they attempt to compensate for injuries to J.J. Hardy and Orlando Hudson. As alluded to by Rosenthal, Lowell comes has a significant injury history of his own, but he would be a clear upgrade for a team whose third baseman have combined to hit just .209 with two homers, 16 RBI and a 557 OPS, all major league lows.
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- word nerd - Jun 12, 2010 at 3:43 PM
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it should be “alluded to” – not “eluded to”
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- D.J. Short - Jun 12, 2010 at 3:54 PM
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Thanks! Could you believe I was distracted by the World Cup?
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- JBerardi - Jun 12, 2010 at 5:09 PM
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My only question about this trade is why it isn’t done already. Functional relief arm to the Sox, Lowell and cash to the Twins, everybody’s happy, amirite?
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- Evan - Jun 12, 2010 at 9:01 PM
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Jesse Crain for Lowell and cash?
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- Jeff O - Jun 13, 2010 at 3:49 AM
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I would much rather have Punto’s defense.
Honestly Valencia might be a better player at this point.
