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June 11, 2007
Sean McAdam, once again, is Art Martone's guest on projo SoxTalk. Click here to listen to the full audio file. Sean and Art agree that the Red Sox need to get someone else in the leadoff hole, because Julio Lugo is not doing the job. Sean also talks about what the Red Sox might be able to get in a J.C. Romero trade, and why he sees little need to get Jon Lester to Boston real soon.
Here are some excerpts from Sean's comments:
On last week's road trip: "I think when you look at how it started off, with three losses including one in extra innings, it certainly had all the makings of a disastrous trip. And in winning the final one in Oakland and then the first two in Phoenix, they at least made it a respectable one."
On Lugo: "Lugo has been given every opportunity and then some to find his hitting stroke, and it hasn't come. And he's hitting below .220 now, and you wonder how long they can be patient with that. I think he's still going to be the everyday shortstop, obviously, but it would stand to reason that the way that Pedroia's performing, and the fact that Youkilis has some experience in the leadoff spot -- there are other options, and i think they can no longer just send Lugo out as the number-one hitter and expect that things are going to turn around anytime soon."
On Lester: "All along there's been a feeling by some that the minute he was physically ready that he would be rushed to Fenway and inserted into the rotation. But when you look at how well Julian Tavarez continues to pitch in that fifth spot ... there's no sense of urgency to get Tavarez out of there."
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