The Red Sox have placed third baseman Mike Lowell on the disabled list in order to rest his surgically repaired hip. Boston's decision to do so had little to do with Lowell's health, according to his agent. "The Red Sox have on innumerable occasions made it painfully clear that they will NOT grant Mike his release nor will they designate him for assignment," Seth Levinson said. "There are only two practical options: trade or DL."