Another Oops
December 2009
Mike Lowell needs surgery. I know it’s a bit of a surprise for all of you, but it’s true. When the Texas Rangers were looking at him during the trade talks this was not part of the deal. The Red Sox never disclosed that Lowell’s jammed thumb was actually something that needed a bit of operation. So instead, we might not get to play him right away at the beginning of the season, but instead we will have to wait until he recovers. It doesn’t look like it’s going to be something really serious with lots of physical therapy, but it’s still going to be tough. Alternately, the Red Sox have been trying to shop him out recently too, so we’ll have to keep that in mind as the time goes by too, though with a bad thumb it might not be clear that someone is willing to take him.
