Lowell to Rangers Finalized

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Originally Posted by kenny1234

Except by all reports they didn't dump salary - they are paying 3/4 of Lowell's salary to play for Texas. They dumped a player that will probably not be in the starting lineup, and might not have been happy about that.

Basically, they traded 1 season of Lowell, probably sitting on the bench, to get a decent young player that might have injury issues but has no major league experience. Assuming they sign Beltre or someone comparable, then this is probably a good deal for both teams - assuming Texas puts together enough pieces to make a run at the playoffs next year.

EDIT: Or what gryfyn said.

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I see....well that changes things a bit.

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Originally Posted by Jeffy25

I agree, but there are plenty of other DH players you can find for really nothing that could potentially help them more.

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Eh, he's probably still good for an .800 OPS, assuming he's healthy. Tough to find that kind of bat for free.

I remember everyone liking him because he drove in 120 runs in 07
:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Jeffy25

I remember everyone liking him because he drove in 120 runs in 07
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His 2007 was an outstanding year...but not because of the RBI.

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Originally Posted by HoustonGM

His 2007 was an outstanding year...but not because of the RBI.

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well ya, he batted like .330 and had a great ops.

he also played sound defense....i just remember people talking about how valuable he was solely based on his RBI production. I remember it clearly :)

Woohoo! The Lowell trade has been delayed due to his thumb injury from last year. He got cleared from his hip problems but the Rangers have an issue with his thumb. I hope this trade doesn't happen so Theo can suck on that last year of Lowell's contract.

Called off.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/1...B+Trade+Rumors)

there;s talk about what this changes for the Sox's plans ... But I don't see how it changes them at all, Lowells thumb i guess will need surgery, worst case scenrio is he's on the Dl for half the year then relseased and the Sox are out 3 mil ....

Maybe by that time they need some depth to cover an injury --
-- I think this trade was done more for Lowell, to send him somewhere he could play pretty much full time, as he seems to see less playing time in Boston.

I don't see this changing any playing time for Lowell. If healthy he'll be Boston's backup hitter/CIF. Basically the same for Texas.

The thread title is a whole bunch of fail. The Lowell trade has been cancelled