Well, if Mike Lowell decides not to come back to Boston the move of Kevin Youkilis to third base seems logical.
Who would replace YOOOOOUUUKKK?
The answer lies in the obvious and the not so obvious.
The obvious:
is calling up Jeff Bailey (.245/15/60) from Pawtucket in the sense that there would be no trades and no negotiations, but this also seems to be the move that would happen the least. I actually do not even think this one has crossed Theo’s mind because that is how unlikely it would ever happen.
Not so obvious but possible:
1B Adam LaRoche .272/21/88
LF Adam Dunn .264/40/106
1B Jarrod Saltalamacchia .266/11/33
1B James Loney .331/15/67
Personal pick:
would be Adam LaRoche since his career fielding percentage is .995 and he hits the ball very hard. With the bullpen in right field for him at Fenway I feel that he could do some major damage, but we would need to re-sign Mike Timlin so he could have someone catch his homerun shots. In all seriousness, losing Youkilis defense at first base worries me and putting LaRoche there would help maintain the strength of our defense on the corners.
The Pirates may have a yard sale this season, so might as well try to get the early bird special here.
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