Rangers trade for Lowell up in the air
The Texas Rangers thought they had a trade in place to acquire third baseman Mike Lowell from the Boston Red Sox, but it now only has a 50-50 chance of happening.
The healthy of Lowell’s right thumb is in question, which is a concern for the Rangers. They don’t want to make the trade until they know that Lowell is completely healthy.
The Rangers believe that Lowell’s thumb may need surgery, in which case it would seem highly unlikely that the deal goes through.
In the trade, the Rangers would send the Red Sox catching prospect Max Ramirez. The Red Sox are currently set at catcher with Victor Martinez and Jason Varitek.
The third baseman is also coming off fairly serious hip surgery, and the Red Sox were concerned that he would no longer have the mobility to play a solid defensive third base.
