Sox deal Lugo to Cards for Chris Duncan

by Justin_Bobo on Jul 22, 2009 5:44 PM EDT Comment 24 comments

Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Dispatch reports the Cardinals have traded Chris Duncan for Julio Lugo. The Boston Herald is also apparently confirming the deal.

http://news.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/red_sox/?p=2615

Chris Duncan, an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, has had a disappointing 2009, batting .227 with 5 home runs, 32 RBIs, and 25 runs. Duncan had just recently been demoted to AAA Memphis. Duncan was currently on an 1-31 slump.

By dealing for LaRoche earlier in the day, the Sox have added two decent left-handed bats with power, although both are having very disappointing seasons. Its reported that the Sox had to pay the rest of Lugo's contract for the trade.

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End of Curse

The Cabrera Curse started when we did not re-sign Orlando, and signed Rent-a-Wreck from the Cards. since then, SS has been a revolving door for the Red Sox. With us trading Lugo to the Cards, maybe that curse will go away and we can have a good, consistent SS.

"simul justus et peccator"

by cavman on Jul 22, 2009 6:21 PM EDT reply actions

Forget OC - he never was that good

Since 2004, he has been on three teams. The Sox won a WS without him, and got Jacoby Ellsbury and Jed Lowrie with the compensation picks for losing him. Nobody in their right mind would trade Ells and Lowrie straight up for OC. The Sox made out well letting OC walk.

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 22, 2009 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Obligitory comment:

2005 draft = dripping with talent.

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by bdalebs on Jul 22, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

I hate when people bring up OCab. He has a career .718 OPS. He has barely (if at all) been better than the Sox SS’s over the past five years. And we got Lowrie and Ells!

"Ninety percent [of my salary] I'll spend on good times, women, and Irish whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste."
-Tug McGraw

by BTLove on Jul 23, 2009 3:13 AM EDT up reply actions

I wouldn’t say that LaRoche’s season has been dissappointing, more like par for the course judging by his career. His second half stats are always much better.

I was shocked when I got home and saw we got Duncan, I always liked him on St.Louis. I feel like it’s a “Something from nothing” sort of trade. I really just expected him to be released and someone would sign him.

"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.

by Rogue Nine on Jul 22, 2009 6:52 PM EDT reply actions

As a Cardinals fan....

I feel like we’re the ones getting something for nothing. Funny how that works. Lugo at least had a decent OBP whereas Duncan had nada. That 1-31 slump he’s in the middle of really sealed the deal for his reputation in the eyes of Cardinals fans. Didn’t stop Don Tony from defending his right hand man’s offspring to the bitter end though.

by slu on Jul 22, 2009 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Who knows, maybe he can have a career revival in the Sox organization.

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by bdalebs on Jul 22, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions

I would've taken

a bag of bats used by Albert. Might have been too much for STL to give up.

Once again, more informed.

by jkeough on Jul 22, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions

The problem with Lugo is that he cannot play the field. At all.

"Ninety percent [of my salary] I'll spend on good times, women, and Irish whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste."
-Tug McGraw

by BTLove on Jul 23, 2009 3:13 AM EDT up reply actions

The problem with Lugo is that he cannot play the field. At all.

"Ninety percent [of my salary] I'll spend on good times, women, and Irish whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste."
-Tug McGraw

by BTLove on Jul 23, 2009 3:13 AM EDT up reply actions

espn news says

were gettin a player to be named later, that usually ends up being a pretty good deal

"Yeah, why rely on "facts" and "evidence" to support your arguments? Stupid me." BTLove

by irish republican army on Jul 22, 2009 8:15 PM EDT reply actions

So ar we off the hook for Lugo's remaining $12 million?

Manny ain't the only bad man.

by tommy.otm on Jul 22, 2009 8:46 PM EDT reply actions

No, we're not :-(

The article on redsox.com says we’re eating most of it, but we also got “cash considerations in the deal.” So I guess its better than a kick in the head.

by Rocket Ship Science on Jul 22, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions

The truth is both players stink

Duncan has been brutal the past two years for St. Louis, at bat and in LF. Lugo…..well, you know about him.

by ccthemovieman on Jul 22, 2009 9:01 PM EDT reply actions

If I remember correctly Duncan was a pretty good platoon 2 years ago.

"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.

by SoxDevil on Jul 22, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Indeed, he can't be hopeless

Chris Duncan, 2007: .259/.354/.480
375 ABs
51 R
21 HR
70 RBI
2 SB

Historically, he hits lefties poorly.

"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.

by SoxDevil on Jul 22, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions

I wonder if these are moving parts in

a larger deal? Could it be possible? For Vmart/Lee blockbuster? For Pujols(I must be drinking). For the 2004 Red Sox? Can we make temporal trades?

Once again, more informed.

by jkeough on Jul 23, 2009 1:07 AM EDT reply actions

good by lugo we barely even knew u

We never really saw lugo the way that lugo use to abuse us in TB. May be PED may be he just hit his pinnical then and we got him after he shined the most. I will always remember that in the end he manned up and just admitted that the whole redsox expirment was a lost cause. Alot of professionals will defer the blame to something else. I will always admire him for it. Take your money Lugo u earned it(not for the play but the time he put in MLB), now go off into that great sunset and please dont end up like Ugueth Urbina.

Jeffrey M Melhorn

by 18-1 damn on Jul 23, 2009 11:00 AM EDT reply actions

SAwx are reeling

The panic is in in “redsock nation”.. The Chris Duncan will help the Sawx, about as much as Shelly Duncan is helping the yanks.. The only Duncan that can help either is DAVE!!!..

Julio Lugo may be the worst Signing in the history of the the wonder boy Theo.

by biglou7777 on Jul 23, 2009 12:34 PM EDT reply actions