The Red Sox have plenty of talent on the horizon at shortstop so they only need a placeholder for the short term. Peter Gammons speculated on some of the options in his latest post:
There seem to be several ways the Sox could go at shortstop, although it is clear they want Jed Lowrie to play at Pawtucket, make up for what amounts to a lost season and prove that his wrist will hold up. In the meantime, they could sign Alex Gonzalez at a discount, perhaps add Omar Vizquel as depth, or look at some of the other alternatives.
Vizquel is looking to sign with a new team according to Fox Sports:
Free-agent shortstop Omar Vizquel will not be back with the Rangers, major-league sources say. Vizquel, 42, had 195 plate appearances last season, and is looking for the same type of utility role. He would prefer a higher-profile team, one source says.
Signing Vizquel would give the Red Sox a solid glove at short and allow them to slowly bring back Lowrie or bring up Jose Iglesias who has been very impressive in the Arizona Fall League.
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