Since the Detroit trade deal is pretty much dead, the Red Sox must decide what to do with Julio Lugo. Last season Lugo was a disaster at the plate and in the field, the calls for his benching grew louder until an injury ended his season. With Jed Lowrie emerging as the every day shortstop Lugo is out of a job. If the Red Sox do keep him he will have some value as a backup infielder and outfielder. With Coco gone the Red Sox do not have a 4th outfielder and Coco could be that guy. While he was with the Dodgers he did play some games in the outfield and the Red Sox were prepared to use him in the outfield when Moss had emergency surgery last season. He would be a very expensive backup but not a bad guy to have on the bench who could fill in for for injuries and allow the Red Sox to carry another pitcher.
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