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    ...will someone explain to me why the red sox gave lugo $9 million per year? he was already overpaid at just under $5 million.

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    well, i think its craziness. craziness i tell ya...monopoly money?

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    I cannot grok its fullnes leemajors's Avatar
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    he does have a decent bat, but his defense is a bit lacking.

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    he does have a decent bat, but his defense is a bit lacking.
    ...lugo is not even close to worth $9 million. thats a ing joke.

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    Baseball contracts are going astronomical this offseason. Mediocre players are getting superstar contracts and less than average players are still getting big money. I knew I should have played more baseball growing up...

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    Baseball contracts are going astronomical this offseason. Mediocre players are getting superstar contracts and less than average players are still getting big money. I knew I should have played more baseball growing up...
    no kidding. think about it...julio lugo is getting roughly $10 million a year. $10 million!!! thats beyond crazy...its...the type of moves that happen before the world blows up. seriously, everything ceases to exist...

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    I cannot grok its fullnes leemajors's Avatar
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    ...lugo is not even close to worth $9 million. thats a ing joke.
    well of course it's a joke. he came up with the stros, they let him go after his wife beating incident.

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    Lugo can play 2B, SS, 3B, and a little outfield. It gives Francona lineup flexibility against lefty or righty pitchers. Chone Figgins does the same for the Angeles.

    At nine mill a year, he's overpaid but he's not the only one.

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    Lugo can play 2B, SS, 3B, and a little outfield. It gives Francona lineup flexibility against lefty or righty pitchers. Chone Figgins does the same for the Angeles.

    At nine mill a year, he's overpaid but he's not the only one.
    Slayer, give me a break man. this is julio lugo we are talking about, dude is barely worth half his salary @ $9 million. not to mention he is not even a top 20 2B or SS and he is getting $9 million. like i said....the sky, is falling.

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    Slayer, give me a break man. this is julio lugo we are talking about, dude is barely worth half his salary @ $9 million. not to mention he is not even a top 20 2B or SS and he is getting $9 million. like i said....the sky, is falling.
    He isn't worth nine mill. I agree.

    But before he was traded to the Dodgers, he was on pace to hit around 20 homers and steal close to 40 bases. I think Boston was looking at his production with Tampa Bay rather his Dodger tenure.

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    Lugo can play 2B, SS, 3B, and a little outfield. It gives Francona lineup flexibility against lefty or righty pitchers. Chone Figgins does the same for the Angeles.

    At nine mill a year, he's overpaid but he's not the only one.
    This is the whole arguement we had this past year about Polanco. You can always argue both ways. I guess the bottom line is if a team believes he is worth the money than he is. Whether he earns it or not is a diff story.

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    This is the whole arguement we had this past year about Polanco. You can always argue both ways. I guess the bottom line is if a team believes he is worth the money than he is. Whether he earns it or not is a diff story.
    thats fine, but nothing he has done in the past has warranted a $5 million salary...let alone $9 million. btw, does anybody know what other teams offered him, cause to get that type of money for not doing much in his entire career puzzles me. i doubt teams were getting in a bidding war for someone who hits under .290, has no pop in the bat, and defense leaves something to be desired.

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    Supply and demand.

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