The Red Sox are about to sign Adrian Beltre to play third base. The signing will improve the team defensivelly and mean they will most likely try to move Mike Lowell when possible.
The deal is for 1 year at $9 million with a $5 million player option for a second year. The Red Sox obviously benefited by the declining market for Beltre and were able to land him at a much lower than Boras’ 4 years at $12 million asking price.
There are new rumors the Sox are actively trying to move Lowell to the Mets:
“I just heard that Red Sox have talked to the Mets about a Mike Lowell-for-Luis Castillo trade. Not sure how serious it is.” He adds, “Lowell, expendable with Beltre coming to Boston, could play some 1B in NY. And with Castillo gone, Mets could make a play for Orlando Hudson.”
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