It was truly a great day in Red Sox Nation yesterday as we found out that Mike Lowell will be returning to the Red Sox as he agreed to a 3-year $37.5 million deal. It seems as though the Phillies made a late attempt to secure Lowell with a 4-year $50 million deal. The original deal from the Red Sox was for $12 million a year so they bumped it to $12.5 million a year to be on par with the Phillies offer. Now the core of the Red Sox team from this year is back.
Expect Coco Crisp’s name to come up in trade rumors over the next few weeks leading up to the Baseball Winter Meetings in Nashville, TN from December 3rd to the 6th. With the emergence of Jacoby Ellsbury, the Red Sox have an extra outfielder in Crisp, who via a trade could possibly bring them a bullpen arm or backup catcher should they decide not to re-sign Doug Mirabelli.
In other Sox free agent news, Matt Clement is drawing some interest from the Toronto Blue Jays. Other teams interested in him are the San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals and the Colorado Rockies.
So far, strong showing [Boston Globe]
3B agrees to stay for three years, $37.5 M [Boston Herald]
Pedroia is thrilled to have Lowell back [Pro Jo]
Haul of Fame [Boston Globe]
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