Jed Lowrie Situation

[dcsceltics]

Now that Lowrie has played games in a Red Sox uniform, what will we do when Lugo comes back. Are we going to bring Lugo back and start him or is Lowrie going to still be the starter and Lugo the backup? And what are we gonna do with Alex Cora? Personally, I want Lowrie to stay the starter, and Lugo be the backup, and sometimes we could give Pedroia a break and play Lugo and Lowrie together. What will we do with this SS situation??

[yall hate]

since lugo isnt close to returning i dont think this is really an issue right now.  deal with it then.  Lowrie could go on an 0-100 skid between now and then.  or he could go 80-100.  Either one would alter the discussion.  Lets see what happens when Lugo is even clsoe to returning because right now he isnt.

[Chris]

since lugo isnt close to returning i dont think this is really an issue right now.  deal with it then.  Lowrie could go on an 0-100 skid between now and then.  or he could go 80-100.  Either one would alter the discussion.  Lets see what happens when Lugo is even clsoe to returning because right now he isnt.

Yup, no need to worry right now. 

But doesn't this look at least a little like when Ellsbury started playing last september when Manny was hurt?  When Manny came back, everyone wanted Ellsbury to start playing for Coco.  It took a while for Tito to give in to that.  I expect a similar situation here, where Lugo gets his spot back, no matter how well Lowry is playing, but he will lose it, if he slips up too much.

[Nerf DPOY]

since lugo isnt close to returning i dont think this is really an issue right now.  deal with it then.  Lowrie could go on an 0-100 skid between now and then.  or he could go 80-100.  Either one would alter the discussion.  Lets see what happens when Lugo is even clsoe to returning because right now he isnt.

Yup, no need to worry right now. 

But doesn't this look at least a little like when Ellsbury started playing last september when Manny was hurt?  When Manny came back, everyone wanted Ellsbury to start playing for Coco.  It took a while for Tito to give in to that.  I expect a similar situation here, where Lugo gets his spot back, no matter how well Lowry is playing, but he will lose it, if he slips up too much.

There are similarities between the two situations, but one crummy difference is that had the Sox really wanted to move Coco in the offseason/spring training, they could have. They wouldn't have got anything significant, but he was at least tradeable. Lugo, not so much. I actually wonder if a team would take his 2 years/18 mil even if we picked up half of it.

[ChampKind]

He'll make the final 25 man roster, but in the playoffs I'd think that they'd stick with Lugo - he hasn't been terrible this year, and I'd rather have a veteran presence there rather than the rookie.  But who knows how Lugo will play when he comes back - that will probably dictate how this turns out.

[Chris]

since lugo isnt close to returning i dont think this is really an issue right now.  deal with it then.  Lowrie could go on an 0-100 skid between now and then.  or he could go 80-100.  Either one would alter the discussion.  Lets see what happens when Lugo is even clsoe to returning because right now he isnt.

Yup, no need to worry right now. 

But doesn't this look at least a little like when Ellsbury started playing last september when Manny was hurt?  When Manny came back, everyone wanted Ellsbury to start playing for Coco.  It took a while for Tito to give in to that.  I expect a similar situation here, where Lugo gets his spot back, no matter how well Lowry is playing, but he will lose it, if he slips up too much.

There are similarities between the two situations, but one crummy difference is that had the Sox really wanted to move Coco in the offseason/spring training, they could have. They wouldn't have got anything significant, but he was at least tradeable. Lugo, not so much. I actually wonder if a team would take his 2 years/18 mil even if we picked up half of it.

Well, I actually think one of the reasons the sox made the Manny trade now, in order to fill the LF position without having to pay crazy money for someone like Dunn or Texiera was because they wanted to use some of the money they save to be able to eat some of Lugo's contract.

[Finkelskyhook]

Lowrie will be a lock for a permanent position if he keeps coming up with key hits.  Lugo will be a very expensive utility man.

So Cora is probably history at the end of the season.

[lon3lytoaster]

You can't play Lugo when he comes back even if he does have that ridiculous contract. He's just sooo bad.

[Potapenko Boxout]

Lowrie will be a lock for a permanent position if he keeps coming up with key hits.  Lugo will be a very expensive utility man.

So Cora is probably history at the end of the season.

there isn't a shot in hell they use Lugo as a utility man

[Bankshot]

Lowrie will be a lock for a permanent position if he keeps coming up with key hits.  Lugo will be a very expensive utility man.

So Cora is probably history at the end of the season.

there isn't a shot in hell they use Lugo as a utility man

Correct. The only thing Lugo would bring off the bench is pinch running.  You aren't going to pinch hit him for anyone because he can't hit and he can't be a defensive replacement either.  Cora would be a better bench player than Lugo.

Did anyone know that Lugo was the the lowest mlb draft pick that stuck in the majors?  Shouldn't be a surprise that he's terrible.

[cavman]

Lugo probably won't be back until the roster expands.  Then it won't be  an issue.  We'll see which one plays, but Lugo is not a utility man.  you need to be versatile, not just stink. Cora is more versatile defensively.

[Finkelskyhook]

Their history is to not eat contracts.  Manny being an abberation.  Lugo seems like anything but a bad teammate.  So Lugo will be on the roster in some capacity next season.

It's also a stretch to say he can't hit when he had 69 RBIs mostly from the bottom of the order last season.  I don't think he walks in that many runs. 

He doesn't stink.  He's having a bad year. 
 

[CoachCowens]

Their history is to not eat contracts.  Manny being an abberation.  Lugo seems like anything but a bad teammate.  So Lugo will be on the roster in some capacity next season.

It's also a stretch to say he can't hit when he had 69 RBIs mostly from the bottom of the order last season.  I don't think he walks in that many runs. 

He doesn't stink.  He's having a bad year. 
 

I believe they paid to get rid of Renteria.

[Nerf DPOY]

Their history is to not eat contracts.  Manny being an abberation.  Lugo seems like anything but a bad teammate.  So Lugo will be on the roster in some capacity next season.

It's also a stretch to say he can't hit when he had 69 RBIs mostly from the bottom of the order last season.  I don't think he walks in that many runs. 

He doesn't stink.  He's having a bad year. 
 

I believe they paid to get rid of Renteria.

Yep. I think that ends this year.

And since mid 2006, Lugo has stunk.

[hwangjini_1]

Lowrie will be a lock for a permanent position if he keeps coming up with key hits.  Lugo will be a very expensive utility man.

So Cora is probably history at the end of the season.

i guarantee tito will play lugo when he comes back. tito usually gives every starter every chance he can to "play out of a slump." that is just tito's style.