Red Sox Inquire On Lowe

by inquire i hope they mean the red sox called, pranked him and hung up the phone and thats about as close to the word "contract" we are going to get with him...

I am going to apoligize ahead of time. Me and my friend have been going back and forth back and forth about what the sox should do. So heres a dream scenario that needs a lot of blocks to fall in place but here it goes.

Trade lowell and 12 million(half contract) to Minnesota for b level prospect.

Trade B level prospect and Michael Bowden plus a ptbnl to Texas for Salty

Resign Tek 2 years 15 million

Sign Texiera 6 years 130 mil

Trade Julio Lugo, Coco Crisp, Josh Reddick, and bryce Cox to Chicago for Vazquez and Swisher. Fits into their needs for more athletism and fills the voids at 2b and cf while getting the 2 guys they are trading off their hands.

Sign a speedy defensive minded 3b with no offense.

1.Ellsbury
2.Pedroia
3.Ortiz
4.Tex
5.Youk
6.Drew
7.Bay
8.Tek/Salty
9.Lowrie

1.Cora
2.Swisher
3.Salty/Tek
4.3b

1.Lester
2.Beckett
3.Dice-K
4.Vazquez
5.Wake/Buch

1.Wake/Buch
2.Aardsma(until Bard is ready)
3.Lopez
4.Delcarmen
5.Oki
6.Masterson
7.Papelbon

Still leaves a 6 million drop in payroll from last year...

come on, Phils, Boras spent ALL that time making his little scrapbook, the least the Sox can do is pretend to look at it, or at least thank him for it. Obviously they know everything they need to know on him, but if he's got the book anyway, no harm done.

Despite having to see the Derek Lowe Face on occasion, he scares me the least of any of the free-agent signings that they could grab...

(Tim's guys do)

I love the idea of signing Lowe. When he's motivated he's an amazing pitcher, playoff proven, lots of experience, and with the better Sox defense behind him I think it just adds up.

He's actually the free agent pitcher that I'd most like the Sox to sign this year. The Yanks can have Sabathia. I look forward to laughing at his fat ass when he blows open in a critical playoff game.