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That suitor does not play its home games at Fenway Park. Although the Sox have not publicly revealed their intentions, club sources said Boston would balk at offering Lowell anything more than a two-year deal. You can be sure general manager Theo Epstein's office is cluttered with data that demonstrate the downward hitting spiral of 36-year-old third basemen, the age Lowell will be in three seasons. |
Mike Lowell will be a free agent following the World Series, and he would like to stay in Boston; however, negotiations regarding an extension stalled and were not revisited. Lowell knows this will likely be his last significant contract, and he needs to lock up as much financial security as possible. In a perfect world, he will find a suitor that will give him a four-year pact in the $10 million-$12 million annual range.