Jed Lowrie

I was just looking up news trying to find out if anyone knew how Lowrie was doing and this is what I found out.  Apparently Lowrie had to leave in the fifth inning due to soreness in his knee.   This scared me a bit until I remembered that Lowrie is on the DL for a wrist injury – not a knee injury.  What happened was on Tuesday Lowrie was hit by a pitch in the knee.  It seems as if the eager shortstop might have been pushing a little too hard on the knee, which forced him to leave the game early.  Poor guy.  Hope he gets better soon.  I’m sure he was more than frustrated after leaving the game, but at least the soreness has nothing to do with his wrist. 

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As I watched Jacoby Ellsbury steal home against the Yankees Sunday night, I thought to myself: "This pretty much sums it up." An aging Andy Pettitte forgets to deliver from the stretch, letting a youthful Ellsbury elude another future Bingo regular, Jorge Posada's, tag at the plate. Would Justin Masterson have made the same error? The two ballclubs could not be headed in more opposite directions. Every year, the Red Sox seem to call up another hyped prospect, while the Yanks continue to overpay for limited talent, and shun their farm system.

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e peak at the battle for shortstop this season and see where each guy stands.  As of March 12, Jed Lowrie and Julio Lugo seem pretty even – on paper anyway.  Jed has played in two more games than Julio and thus has four more plate appearances, giving him a total of twenty four chances to produce at the dish.  While they both have nine hits, two doubles and four RBI’s, Lugo is hanging on to a better OBP and AVG (.478/.450).  I like the fact that Lugo has a nice OBP right now because of his speed.  If he can find himself on the base paths, he’s no doubt a threat to score every time.  Lowrie, however, is hitting the ball well, with two 3-baggers and a slugging percentage of .625!  Right now Lowrie is leading the spring squad in triples.  Nice.

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When Jed Lowrie came to the plate, I turned to my wife and told her I had zero faith in his ability to come through. The words had barely spilled from my mouth when he turned around a Scot Shields pitch to end the series.

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to bear down and masterfully execute his pitches to get the outs he needed.  Only once, after Jed Lowrie booted a gimmie grounder that would have ended the third inning, did Lester allow a run to cross home plate, after Torii Hunter dropped a flare into left field for a single.  After that, Terry Francona’s ace in the hole shut the door on Anaheim and completely blew the Angels’ biggest bats out of the water (Lester didn’t even give up an extra-base hit). 

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Meanwhile on the offensive Jed Lowrie went two for two with a pair of RBI's. Papi had a 2-run double in the 7th and Kevin Cash hit one over the monster for three more in the bottom of the 8th. Those seven runs gave the Sox a much needed win on a night when most of the other games on the east coast were rained out including the Rays/Yankees opener.

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The Red Sox got him that in the 2nd and 4th innings, both coming off of the bat of Jed Lowrie. Rookie Lowrie had been a run producing machine driving in 42 in 66 games, while batting .305 with runners in scoring position.

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Julio Lugo is probably done for the year and Jed Lowrie will be the everyday shortstop down the stretch and maybe into next season.

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Recent acquisition Mark Kotsay filled in for Kevin Youkilis at first. Rookie shortstop Jed Lowrie played third base once again in place of Lowell, while utility man Alex Cora played in place of Lowrie at short. Coco Crisp filled in for Drew in the outfield. However, injuries are excuses, and their injuries are not an excuse for the fact that after 6 innings of play, the Red Sox were losing 4-0.

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in Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Delcarmen, Jon Lester (and you could throw in Jed Lowrie and Justin Masterson) - a list, by the way, that includes two MVP candidates (Youk and Pedroia), the best closer in baseball (sorry Mariano "Skeleton Face" Rivera) and a potential future Cy Young winner (Lester).

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/>SS - Julio Lugo

Exhibit B: The Red Sox lineup, Friday night
CF - Jacoby Ellsbury
3B - Jed Lowrie
DH - David Ortiz
2B - Dustin Pedroia
RF - Mark Kotsay
LF - Jason Bay

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nd Paul Byrd (potentially two of the ugliest pitchers ever to don a Sox uniform, as an aside), that Jed Lowrie would have more RBI than Julio Lugo, that Manny would take his Manny show to the left coast, that Jason Varitek would be struggling to hit .220, that Kevin Youkilis would be the team's most feared power hitter, and that David Ortiz would miss the bulk of the first half with an injury - I'd probably have predicted that the Sox would finish fourth in the American League East.

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However, an injury to Lugo gave rookie Jed Lowrie a chance to prove himself and he has done just that.

No one in Red Sox nation really knew who Lowrie was, but as of late, #12 has proven himself to the fans and the Sox organization. In 46 games, Lowrie has 1 homerun and 30 RBI's. He's been pretty impressive defensively and offensively, and is incredible with runners in scoring position. Lugo on the other hand, struggled with runners in scoring position and has less RBI's than the rookie.

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good hitter if you’re 4-4 with a few RBIs on the night.  It seems like Kevin Youkils and Jed Lowrie did that all series.  Maybe Youk just likes the clean up spot.  I say he hits the way he’s been hitting and can bat wherever he pleases – but preferably in the lead off spot. 

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uo;s going to be runs and extra bases.  God I love seeing that. 

And then in the 9th Jed Lowrie came through again in the ninth, adding a pair or insurance runs.  The more this guy hits, the worse it looks for Julio Lugo.  I think we all agree on that point.  Just like we should agree that Ellsbury is finally heating up again.  He went 2-3 last night, driving in an extra insurance run in the 9th. 

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According to the beauiful Heidi Watney, Youkilis tweaked his shoulder lifting weights.  Francona wanted to give Youkilis the day off so that he can be back in the line up tomorrow.

However,  that's not it. Apparently Lowrie is out of the lineup after he fouled a ball off his foot last Friday night.  It looks like these are bot really small injuries, but with the addition of the Wakefield news, this is all a bit overwhelming to me.  A win today will sure make this stress go away (at least for the time being)

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what defensive alignments he chooses to go with, and there is always the possibility of bringing up Jed Lowrie or Brandon Moss from Pawtucket. These are all just temporary stop gaps and the Red Sox would likely have to look outside the organization if they want to pick up a big bat. Names that have often been mentioned to be available include Ken Griffey, Jr. or Adam Dunn in Cincinnati and there is talk the Rockies could potentially look to move Matt Holliday. Certainly others could become available as teams fall out of contention. And of course there is one Barry Bonds who sits waiting for a phone call from an interested party. Bonds, however, comes with his own set of problems and would seem to be the complete antithesis of David Ortiz, which brings me to my final point.

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Both Lester and Masterson were prominent names in the trade talks, along with Jacoby Ellsbury and Jed Lowrie (Clay Buchholz was deemed completely off limits). There was much debate over whether or not Boston would be better off going with the proven All-World pitcher in Santana, or sticking with the young prospects on the belief that they would develop into the prominent pieces of a championship franchise that they were projected to be. So often both front offices as well as fans fall in love with prospects who have never even played a Major League game based solely on their advertised potential. Almost as often, this ends up being an irrational love affair that falls short just as it has in the past with the likes of Brian Rose, Dernell Stenson and Steve Lomasney (anyone remember these guys?). In this case, Boston’s decision to hang on to its young talent has so far worked out very well to start the season.

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With the conclusion of the Red Sox’ annual Patriot’s Day game, Boston infielder Jed Lowrie has now completed his first week in the Major Leagues. It is safe to say that he has made a remarkable first impression, especially with three RBI in his debut. At this point nearly every Theo Epstein wannabe capable of dialing into WEEI are surely grumbling that

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e next big prospects to keep an eye on in camp this spring and follow their progress this summer.

Jed Lowrie

Presently a shortstop at Pawtucket, the switch hitter is the most major league-ready position player in the Boston farm system. Always sure-handed and quick on the double play, Lowrie has worked hard to increase his range and is now projected to be an adequate major league shortstop despite early thought that he would have to move to second base. Offensively, Lowrie lacks power but should hit a lot of doubles and for high average. He also possesses excellent plate discipline, which Boston values highly. While he could start right away for a number of other big league clubs, he will begin the year at AAA with a likely midseason callup and could put Boston is position to decide between him and Julio Lugo the following season.

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