Finally, the Red Sox are rid of the Julio Lugo experiment, after two and a half years of watching him not hit, and fumble around the shortstop position. You would swear a little leaguer would do better than that guy at short. 
It would be very interesting to see just how many runs and losses were cause by his fielding mishaps, because in my head I can count at least five runs this year in the few games he has played.
For some reason after he was DFA, St. Louis agreed to take him in a trade that sent Chris Duncan to Fenway. It is no blockbuster by any means, Duncan is only .227 this year, but at least it rids the Sox of some money to get rid of that man who was taking up a valuable roster spot.
The Sox were also able to pick up a left handed bat when they acquired Adam LaRoche from the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was only hitting .247 so far this year, but he has notoriously been a second half hitter, and is good against right handed pitching, something the Sox desperately need right about now. Also, if Mike Lowell has any more injury scares, the Sox can shift Youk to third and plug LaRoche in at first. Not exactly a bad situation.
