Peter Gammons is reporting that the Red Sox have agreed to terms with 3B Adrian Beltre on a 1 year contract worth $9 million with a player option for $5 million. The deal is contingent on a physical.
Though he is coming off a down year offensively with the Seattle Mariners, Beltre, 30, is considered an elite defender at third base, having won the American League Gold Glove Award for his position in 2007 and '08.
And what about Mike Lowell, who has been Boston's primary third baseman since 2006? Last month, the Red Sox had a deal in place to send Lowell to the Texas Rangers, but the trade fell through for medical reasons.
Lowell underwent surgery last week to repair the radial collateral ligament in his right thumb. His recovery is expected to be six to eight weeks, putting the veteran in position to be ready near the start of Spring Training. It is unclear if the Red Sox will be able to trade Lowell until he proves his health in Grapefruit League games.
Then again, there's a chance Lowell could be dealt before Spring Training. Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com posted on Twitter on Monday night that the Red Sox have spoken to the Mets about a potential Lowell-Luis Castillo trade.
With the addition of Beltre, the question is not if Mike Lowell is going to be traded, but when.
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