Mike Lowell On His Thumb Problem
by Randy Booth on Dec 21, 2009 9:41 PM EST
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PrintMike Lowell speaks -- honestly -- about his thumb injury:
"I was in constant and open communication about my thumb situation from the moment it happened to every week after," he said, pointing to a foul ball against Cleveland starter Jeremy Sowers as the cause for what is now diagnosed as a strain of the radial collateral ligament in his right thumb. Lowell said that he was asked by the Red Sox to take an MRI on Dec. 7 after being put in a splint at the suggestion of Red Sox trainer Mike Reinold, who had visited Lowell in Miami on Nov. 25.
"I’ve had very open and honest communication with the training and medical staff," Lowell added. "The day this thing happened it was X-rayed and I told them about the pain, which was Oct. 2. That’s why I didn’t play the other two games. We taped it up in a way that we thought would help me in the postseason. They thought it might be a strain or a bone bruise. I don’t want to lay blame on anybody because in ‘07 my other thumb got hurt and they thought it was a strain as well and it ended up being that way and everything settled down nice and easy.
Love him, hate him, want him here, want him gone -- it's all the same because Lowell will stay a Red Sox for now.
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I've got a middle finger for Mike's thumb
Miguel Cabrera IS the solution to our problems.
Release Jason Varitek before ST is over !
Do not pay Jason Bay !!
Trade Buchholz !!!
Class act
MLB routinely writes off older players because of the dollar figures. But Mike Lowell is such a class act. Remember when he was the throw-in who nobody really wanted in the Beckett deal? Get the guy’s thumb healthy. Get him a 1B mitt. And he will surprise people again.
you can't DFA Lowell...
his contract is too big, much like Papi couldn’t be DFA during his three month slump. The Sox have to make due for now.. Maybe a deal can be made during spring training…
Lugo and Lowell aren't even in the same ballpark
Ignore the pun, but Lowell can contribute a hell of a lot more than Lugo did.
and thank god they aren't in the same ballpark anymore
that was a terrible looking left side last year.
I’m sorry, I took the pun too far.
You're right
Lugo’s not crippled with 2 injuries and plays a premium position.
And THAT is the only time I’ll ever stand up for wifebeater.
Building Fenway from the ground up - Virtual Fenway
It is not DFA Lowell and the Sox eating a $12 million contract
It is that the Sox have to go and pay another third baseman tres beaucoup amount of money to fill the position as well… The Sox are already on the hook for close to $19-$23 million in dead air, that has to be filled with $20 or so million to pay others..
If Lugo wasn’t traded, and the Sox made to eat most of his contract, than DFA Lowell would be an option, but now, it really isn’t. The Sox have to find a way to use Lowell, or make another trade deal, if Lowell appears healthy after spring training.
The thing is
, and who knows how the CBT issue changes this, the Red Sox have been trying desperately to replace Lowell for at least 5-6 months now, probably more going back to Teix. For whatever reason they just don’t see him as a solution at 3B, and I’d be hard pressed to blame them.
I think Kotchman is the answer already, just not one we particularly like. I wish Theo would stop having to eat toxic contracts, but at least they’re willing to cut bait when it’s necessary.
Building Fenway from the ground up - Virtual Fenway
best thing to happen to the Sox
You OPS nerds will see. Maybe if you played or had an ounce of ability you might have some real perspective. He will do OK for us and thats good enough. Getting Max and then trading other prospects for Agon would be a mistake long term. A lot of options for next year at first and catcher, so why make a lateral move and get Beltre?
the difference between a yankee stadium hot dog and a Fenway frank is that they dont sell yankee dogs in October anymore.
Because we should listen to the gentleman
Who starts a post with “You OPS nerds will see.”
David Eckstein for 3b! He’s gritty! He’s played baseball!
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Agreed
Even with all the injuries his bat stayed pretty constant when he was in the lineup. The biggest question mark is his defense he has now had a year plus of healing on his hip, I would predict that he plays good defense this year.
It would have been a sell low on Theo’s part. We would have paid most of his contract anyways so why not just keep him as a back up?
Because that's not a good move.
1. Ellsbury
2. Pedroia
3. VMart
4. Youk
5. Papi
6. Drew
7. Cameron
8.Kotchman
9. Scutaro
Bench:
Hermida/Tek/Lowell/?/?
You still need a RH OF bat added to that list AND a utility INF added to that list = 14 players.
Leaves 11 slots for pitchers. Tito will not carry 14 positional players.
Miguel Cabrera IS the solution to our problems.
Release Jason Varitek before ST is over !
Do not pay Jason Bay !!
Trade Buchholz !!!
Hermida will be gone
he’s not a reasonable backup OF- he is not-impressive defender and is a lefty. We’ll find someone who will take a shot on him.
I'd be surprised if we moved him.
If he finally starts hitting like he’s been projected, he’ll be a steal. He’s a perfect reclamation project for Theo.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
But
Where would he play? He’s been getting regular playing time for the past three years, I doubt becoming a platoon player at most will cause him to fulfill that potential.
Remember 2003?
We signed Millar to play first and Bill Mueller to play third, displacing Shea Hillenbrand, who became our de facto DH. Our first back up to those guys was Jeremy Giambi. Second back up, David Ortiz. And we all know how that worked out.
Not that I’m saying Hermida = Papi, but shit happens, and he can maybe find some ABs somewhere. And everyone loves to catch lightning in a bottle.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
Hermida would be really fun to give a shot to
but is gonna be really expensive for the role he’ll be playing (sitting on the bench for 130+ games)
What's he getting paid?
$3M or so? That’s peanuts.
If Cameron, Drew, Ells or Papi get hurt, Hermida will see significant ABs.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
Probably around $3-4 mill I think
and that’s not peanuts when you’re straddling the luxury tax limit, trying not to go over, and can fill the position OK for league minimum. He might be a fine idea to keep if they end up going over anyways, though I still think that when he will mainly be called in to give lefties a rest when facing lefties, a backup OF with fairly weak L/R splits is not a good choice for our backup OF.
His bat was constant
but not good enough to warrant putting his defense full-time at third.
I think at this point, since he’s here, the best move is to give him a shot in ST and see if his hip is truly looking improved enough that he can defend and do more than stumbling on the basepaths. If not, say goodbye.
I agree
I think they HAVE to still work to replace him as if they had unloaded him.
What they lose out on by this deal falling through is $3Million of salary room and a prospect.
If they end up completely washing their hands of him (i.e. he ends up worthless in ST), then that’s what they will have lost over what they were already willing to throw away.
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