Matt, did you tell him he was young enough to go off and do strange thumb exercises?
On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > eek....from teh ProJo. Don't know much about the writer's reliability > > * * Lowell-to-Texas deal hits snag over possible thumb injury > > * 01:00 AM EST on Friday, December 18, 2009* > > *By JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer* > > Now that Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein has locked down a starting > pitcher and an outfielder in John Lackey and Mike Cameron, the GM’s next > order of business is Mike > Lowell<http://projostats.projo.com/mlb/playerstats.asp?id=6133>. > > > The Sox and the Rangers are in the midst of negotiating a deal that would > send the veteran third baseman to Texas in exchange for minor-league > catching prospect Max Ramirez. If the deal is completed, it’s been reported > Boston will pick up $9 million of the $12 million Lowell is owed for next > season. > > Baseball personnel close to the situation say the deal that was once > believed to be close to 80 percent complete now has a 50/50 chance of > getting done. > > The Rangers are concerned with Lowell’s right thumb, which reportedly may > need surgery. If the possible deal goes kaput, it could turn into a bad > situation for the Red Sox. > > When the Lowell situation is final, the Sox will need to figure out their > next step with the corner infield positions. If Epstein doesn’t pull off a > trade this offseason, he says he’s very comfortable with Casey > Kotchman<http://projostats.projo.com/mlb/playerstats.asp?id=7293>as the > every-day first baseman if Kevin > Youkilis <http://projostats.projo.com/mlb/playerstats.asp?id=7049> needs > to shift back to third base. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity in Just 12 Weeks" www.leadingafteralayoff.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
