What is the situation with Mike Lowell?
I think Mike got frustrated and it’s my understanding he did say, or [agent] Sam Levinson said, it’s probably best if he got traded. Okay, that’s understandable. But at the same time, Mike wants to play full time. I understand that entirely. I talked to Mike Reinold after he had been down there to see him. You have to believe a full offseason of rehab will help him. I remember calling Mike after the first of the year last year. He was really worried about being ready for spring training. One of Terry Francona’s great lines was, ‘Tell him we don’t need him to be ready for the Boston College game.’ I don’t know how this all works out. I really don’t. They’ve been looking for a right-handed hitting outfielder. They may not do that now, if he’s coming back. They want to give Casey Kotchman every chance. I must say, a year ago in spring training, I did a thing on ESPN.com about the five guys I thought would have breakout seasons. Kotchman was one of them. One of my favorite statistics in lo
