by evan brunell | Dec 22, 2009 | J.D. Drew, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell, Quick Post
Back when the DiamondView was created over at Beyond the Boxscore, I was intrigued by the visual application of statistics. The Hardball Times is doing something similar in attempting to bring visuals to statistics. Essentially, DiamondView uses a ballpark to visually...
by Troy Patterson | Dec 20, 2009 | Jed Lowrie, Marco Scutaro, Mike Lowell, Quick Post, Tug Hulett
According to Peter Abraham at Boston.com a major league source has said that Mike Lowell has failed his physical to finalize the trade to the Texas Rangers. According to a major league source, the third baseman needs surgery on the radial collateral ligament in his...
by Troy Patterson | Dec 14, 2009 | Adrian Beltre, Clay Buchholz, Mike Lowell
There has been a lot of stress placed on the defense this off season and that looks to continue with the interest in Adrian Beltre to replace Mike Lowell at third base. Other than the obvious value gained from a solid group of fielders, is there another reason to...
by tim daloisio | Dec 11, 2009 | Mike Lowell
When Theo Epstein made allusions to (strike that) outright stated that 2010 would be a bridge season for his Boston Red Sox from the the championship team of 2007, through two successive playoff contenders, to a batch of young talent in A and AA ball, you could see...
by mike silver | Dec 10, 2009 | Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, Max Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Texas Rangers
Lowell to Texas, Beltre to Boston? This rumor has been cooking for a long time, and it may finally be ready for consumption. According to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, the Red Sox and Rangers have a deal in place that would send Mike Lowell to the Texas Rangers, with...
by evan brunell | Dec 10, 2009 | Max Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Texas Rangers
Ken Rosenthal on Twitter reports that the Red Sox are trading Mike Lowell to the Texas Rangers. In exchange for eating most of Lowell’s $12 million salary, the Red Sox are receiving catcher Max Ramirez. Ramirez, 25, has a .299/.398/.486 batting line overall in...
by mike silver | Dec 7, 2009 | Adrian Beltre, Mike Lowell, Quick Post, Seattle Mariners
According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, a Sox acquisition of Adrian Beltre is becoming a real possibility. As per Nightengale’s Twitter account, “It wouldn’t be surprising if Beltre falls into the Red Sox lap if he doesn’t accept...
by evan brunell | Dec 5, 2009 | Bill Mueller, Mike Lowell
The hot corner was the the only significant debate I had at naming the All-Aughts Team of the Decade. Was it Bill Mueller or Mike Lowell? On the face of it, how can you not have the 2007 World Series MVP on the Team of the Decade? But I’ve made my choice in...
by mike silver | Nov 24, 2009 | Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, Chone Figgins, Mike Lowell
As the hot stove whisperings grow louder, the eyes of the Boston powers have shifted to Mike Lowell. Rumors have been building in strength over the last few weeks surrounding the future of the third baseman within the Sox’ organization. Growing in popularity...
by evan brunell | Oct 17, 2009 | Adrian Gonzalez, Casey Kelly, Casey Kotchman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Felix Doubront, Felix Hernandez, Josh Reddick, Lars Anderson, Michael Bowden, Mike Lowell, Yamaico Navarro
In our versions of an offseason blueprint the Red Sox could follow (1, 2, 3) one topic that came up fairly often was how realistic or unrealistic our proposed trade packages were for certain players. Let’s recap: Mike Lowell, Casey Kotchman, Clay Buchholz and...
