POLL: What to do with Lugo

Well, on the heels of a disastrous week for Julio Lugo, the outcome isn’t too surprising:
What should we do with Julio Lugo?

• Ride the pine! Embrace Lowrie!

  40% of all votes

• Play him all of 2008 and then replace him with Jed Lowrie

  26% of all votes

• Start him until we trade him this year.

  23% of all votes

• Keep playing him until his contract runs out.

  7% of all votes

• Play him all of 2008 and then replace him with someone outside the org.

  3% of all votes

I think we should start him until we are absolutely forced to bench him. As research on Fire Brand has shown, Lugo isn’t exactly the worst shortstop in baseball. There aren’t any clear upgrades on the horizon out of the organization, so our best bet is to see if Jed Lowrie can fill that position long term. This next poll was brought to you from Jc because he won a trivia question. Check it out on the right…