Waiting With Baited breath

News broke late in the afternoon that Mike Lowell got placed on the 15-day Disabled List. Not only is this a very discouraging piece of news for the Fenway Faithful. This brings up a LOT of questions, especially with the actual treatment of his ailment.

Mikey is getting his hip lubed. Yup some KY injected right into his side. But the kicker with this remedy is that sometimes it is ineffective. So what could this mean long term for the sox. There are some theories about platooning Lowrie and Green, if Lowell can't get healthy but is that the best option? I think not

There are 2 better options both via the trade market. You either Look for a Third Sacker/Power Hitter/Gold Glove player or some sort of combo of the 3. Or you move Youk over to third (probably the most realistic) and you find a First Basemen/Big Bopper/ Corner infield staple to sign for years to come.

The best options are as follows:
At 3B I think they could have a legitimate shot at Garrett Atkins from the Colorado Rockies.
That would be the only viable option as far as I'm concerned at 1B.

At first base everyone is wondering who has the pieces for Adrian Gonzalez, if anyone does the Red Sox do. Start with Buchholz Sandwich in Lars Anderson and a BUNCH of other prospects while you're at it. Look for 6 players for 1 with this blockbuster.

Victor Martinez is probably going to command much of the same minus one minor leaguer most likely but a 5 for 1 deal sounds about right for Victor also including Buchholz.

Adam Dunn is another option but I feel as if his defense is such a liability that the Sox would probably stay away from him while the DH position is occupied. His price won't be as high as the first two but would still be steep especially for a constantly rebuilding franchise.

Todd Helton could be an option but the gorilla that would be his contract is the scariest part of his acquisition because you know he would be the consummate professional and always give you a chance to win with a big league AB or gold glove defense.

Another name that could be interesting is Hank Blalock. I say this would be interesting if its 2003 and we are still at the height of the Steroid era. Yes this is me accusing Blalock of doing "the nasty" we'll call it for baseball terminology. We don't want him unless he comes with Josh Hamilton in his suitcase.

I also refuse to think that Nick Johnson is going to help anyone let alone the Red Sox. The guy is a walking Disabled List Trip waiting to happen. He peaked in New York...I will stop watching the Red Sox if they give up anything more than Julio Lugo for him. ( I still think we win that trade though).

This becomes very easy and clear if Lowell comes back healthy but that may be a tall order given his age and the amount of wear and tear already this season on his weather beaten hip.

Stay Tuned

Ryan