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Odds & Ends: Lowell, Ohka, Towers, Washburn

By Luke Adams 2 | March 16, 2010 at 9:24pm CDT

Leftover links for Tuesday evening….

  • Perhaps we shouldn't count on the Mike Lowell rumor mill immediately roaring back to life. ESPNBoston's Gordon Edes says (via Twitter) that scouts don't feel Lowell is moving very well in spring action. Of course, as Edes points out in a second tweet, the 36-year-old doesn't move overly well even when he's healthy.
  • Greg Cote of the Miami Herald thinks Lowell's limited mobility isn't as big a concern as long as he's playing first base, and would like to see the Marlins go after him.
  • The Quintana Roo Tigers of the Mexican League released Tomo Ohka, tweets NPB Tracker. The Tigers had just signed the Japanese right-hander last week.
  • Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer assesses the progress of the players the Indians acquired in last season's Cliff Lee trade, focusing on Jason Donald.
  • The Yankees have finally made their hiring of Kevin Towers official, naming him a Special Assignment Scout, per a team press release. It was first reported back in January that Towers would be joining New York's staff.
  • Yesterday, we heard that the Mariners still have interest in Jarrod Washburn, but John Hickey of AOL Fanhouse tweets that the left-hander isn't close to signing yet with Seattle or anyone else.
  • The Astros, not the Red Sox, signed minor-leaguer and former Mariners' first round pick, Michael Garciaparra, writes Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe.
  • If he were a GM tasked with signing either himself and Vladimir Guerrero, Marlon Byrd would make the same choice the Rangers did, according to ESPNDallas' Richard Durrett. Byrd says that before he signed with the Cubs, he had some preliminary discussions with Texas, adding that the Rangers' decision to sign Vladdy was a "no brainer."
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  1. Ferrariman

    15 years ago

    hell yeah it was a no-brainer.

    1 year of vlad(1 full year hopefully) verses 3 years of Byrd for 10million more bucks?

    Reply
  2. brandonfisodosjofid

    15 years ago

    What does a wrist injury have to do with movement?

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    • Luke Adams

      15 years ago

      I imagine it’d be Lowell’s hip issue accounting for the poor movement.

      Reply
    • Ferrariman

      15 years ago

      obviously lowell is considering changing professions and become an acrobat and walk on his hands.

      DUH!

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      • mbates

        15 years ago

        I honestly hope the Red Sox hold on to Lowell at this point. They’re safer with Lowell as a DH, and better off trading Ortiz away for hardly anything in May/June.

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      • mbates

        15 years ago

        The Red Sox are safer with Lowell as a DH rather than Ortiz. Unless Ortiz jumps out with at least a few homers in April (a “few” more than last April) then otherwise they need to just trade Ortiz away. Really if either gets traded at this point, the Sox will receive essentially nothing in return.

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  3. UnknownPoster

    15 years ago

    Looking at Michael’s career numbers… Nomar obviously got most of the talent…

    Reply
  4. aap212

    15 years ago

    Marlon Byrd wasn’t a good signing, but he sure seems like a likeable guy.

    Reply
  5. bestby

    15 years ago

    Mike Lowell, IMO, is one of the most under-rated third basemen in recent times. I agree that he’d make an excellent DH for the Sox. This site rocks, btw!

    Reply
    • Fangaffes

      15 years ago

      I think that Lowell is worth far more to the Sox than they could possibly get for him in a trade.

      Reply

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