Re: ESPN Reporting Beckett and Lowell to Sox


Mark Stahl wrote:
> "Jim Tiberio" <jimtiberio@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:3uf9jcF119fiiU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
> > I'm already assuming Wells is gone. Wells and Lowell both health risks.
> > Beckett has never neared 200 IP
>
> Is 179 IP "near" 200 IP? That is how many he threw last year at his age
> 24-25 season. He's younger than Jon Papelbon and already an ace!

I would say, no it is not near 200 IP. It is 10.5% short.


> True. We'll see about him, but the worst case is that he rots on the bench
> for awhile as a defensive sub/pinch hitter/whatever and the Sox still have
> Beckett.

The Dodgers might be interested in Lowell if the sending team pays half
his salary.

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