Myglowl Trade
So, it's been reported here and here that Mike Lowell has been traded to the Rangers in exchange for catcher Max Ramirez. The deal is preliminary and the Red Sox are probably going to be eating some as yet undetermined (but supposedly large) amount of his salary.
From what I've gathered, Ramirez is a much stronger hitter than catcher, although his catching has improved considerably the last couple of years. I don't have all that much info on him though, and I'm a little worried that he didn't play a single major league game last year. However, I'd attribute that more to the Rangers' weird logjam of catching prospects than anything else.
Also, as a sort of frightening side note, the Globe article mentions that the Sox were considering getting Milton Bradley from the Cubs. I don't see how that could have possibly ended well and I'm glad it's mostly a remote possibility now.
So, I guess that's the end of the Mike Lowell era. He was pretty damn good, especially since he was a salary dump/straight "bad player" dump by the Marlins, I'll miss him, but I'm happy to see the team going in a different (read: younger) direction.
Thoughts?
From what I've gathered, Ramirez is a much stronger hitter than catcher, although his catching has improved considerably the last couple of years. I don't have all that much info on him though, and I'm a little worried that he didn't play a single major league game last year. However, I'd attribute that more to the Rangers' weird logjam of catching prospects than anything else.
Also, as a sort of frightening side note, the Globe article mentions that the Sox were considering getting Milton Bradley from the Cubs. I don't see how that could have possibly ended well and I'm glad it's mostly a remote possibility now.
So, I guess that's the end of the Mike Lowell era. He was pretty damn good, especially since he was a salary dump/straight "bad player" dump by the Marlins, I'll miss him, but I'm happy to see the team going in a different (read: younger) direction.
Thoughts?