The Red Sox won a World Series with Julio Lugo at shortstop. That seems like a million light years ago.
Lugo's latest non-stop of a groundball in the hole last night, followed by an Ian Kinsler 3-run homer, once again magnified his defensive inabilities that have plagued him this year. Tito & the Sox brass now have to find a way to deal him & his big contract while getting something in return.
Jed Lowrie is still a few weeks away from returning to the roster. Nick Green has been inconsistent, showing spurts of good play & spurts of bad play. My guess is that Tito will continue to mix & match Lugo & Green until Lowrie gets back.
Lowrie will have a few weeks of games before the trade deadline. By then, the Sox should make a decision on the shortstop position for the rest of the year.
However you cut it, Julio Lugo's days in a Boston uniform are numbered.
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