He's been pretty terrible this year. He's still probably better than Huckaby, though. Maybe a change of scenery will help him.

 

being an everyday catcher again will help him return to form

He's been pretty terrible this year. He's still probably better than Huckaby, though. Maybe a change of scenery will help him.

 

being an everyday catcher again will help him return to form

You're NOT going to get the 1999 Javy Lopez, it's just not going to happen. There will be no return to form, he's not a .300 35 homer hitter anymore, but he can be a valuable role player if the change in scenery helps him.

Being an O's fan myself I wanted him gone.

 

He complained even when the Orioles did play him.

 

Nobody wanted him so that's why he wasn't traded.

 

Luckily now the Sox have varitek down so maybe they're desperate enough to deal someone good away.

 

Maybe the O's can package Luis Terrerro, who has also cleared waivers, and Javy for Wily Mo Pena.

 

That probably wont happen but if the red sox get desperate, they might pull the trigger.

 

That's a big MIGHT

 

If you think Pena would clear waivers you are nuts. It's not gonna be a major leaguer. It's gonna be peanuts.

Lopez isnt Posada or Varitek but he is woa better than Mirabelli. According to Sherman from the NY Post, the Yankees don't like how Lopez is hitting and his defense especially his throwing. His contract this year was for 9M so even with it prorated, Cashman didn't like what his scouts told him about Lopez.

Javy Lopez will be in uniform tonight for the start of the Sox three-game series with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays after the Sox make official their acquisition of the veteran catcher from the Baltimore Orioles, plus cash considerations, for a player to be named later.

 

The Orioles expect to receive a player from Boston’s 40-man roster, believed to be either lefthanded-hitting outfielder Adam Stern or switch-hitting infielder Alejandro Machado, but those plans could hit a snag.

 

According to major league sources, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays would likely place a waiver claim on Machado and would consider doing so on Stern, effectively blocking those players from going to Baltimore. As of this afternoon, neither of those players had been placed on waivers by the Red Sox. Any players offered on waivers do not clear for 72 hours, so it is unlikely that the deal will be completed for another week, or more.

 

While the Devil Rays have legitimate interest in both players, there is another component that could motivate them to place a claim. According to multiple major league sources, the Devil Rays are convinced that the Red Sox made illegal contact with the agent for infielder Julio Lugo before the July 31 trading deadline, while Lugo was still under Tampa Bay's control. The Red Sox allegedly reached out to the agent, Dan Lozano, about whether Lugo would be willing to play second base and whether Lugo, a prospective free agent this winter, would be open to signing an extension. If true, that would constitute tampering, which is not allowed under Major League Baseball rules.

 

Talks the Devil Rays were conducting with the Sox about possible three-and-four-team trade scenarios involving Lugo essentially dried up once the Rays heard reports of the alleged contact between the Sox and Lozano, though sources say the Devil Rays did not confront either the Sox or the agent with their suspicions. In the absence of proof, the Devil Rays also do not have plans to file a grievance against the Red Sox with the commissioner’s office, those sources say.

 

This is not the first time trade talks between the Sox and Devil Rays have turned contentious. Talks last winter regarding Lugo coming to Boston in a three-way deal with Atlanta broke down, as did another three-way scenario last July involving Lugo and Aubrey Huff coming to the Sox as part of a three-way deal with the Mets for Manny Ramirez.

 

Huff has since been traded to the Houston Astros, while Lugo was dealt shortly before the July 31 trading deadline to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who did not make a play for Lugo until there were less than two hours to go before the deadline.

 

As part of the Lopez trade, the Red Sox are expected to receive in the neighborhood of $1.4 million from the O’s, although that figure could change if the O’s do not get the player they expected to receive.

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds...ox_land_lo.html

Mirabelli is now hurt.

 

Dear. God.

 

*fingers crossed*

 

Edit: Staying in the game. Phew.

huckaby's being sent down to make room for him right?

Huckaby was DFA'd.

Huckaby was DFA'd.

 

ok, thought so. it'd make no sense for them to keep 3 catchers.