Lowell mulls option(s)

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Friday Night Bedtime Mike Lowell Update
Published 11/17/2007 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
From Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe: Mike Lowell may be closer to making a decision on whether he’ll play for the Red Sox in 2008, but he wasn’t letting on when asked about it at Disney World earlier on Friday. The World Series MVP and his family seemed to have a nice time at Disney World where he served as grand marshal of the Magic Kingdom Parade. Lowell told one media person at the event, “We’ll see what the offseason brings. My family and I have a decision to make.” The Sox have a ...

Gammons: Yankees Withdraw Lowell Offer
Published 11/17/2007 by redsock at The Joy of Sox
... be moved to first for the final year or two of his contract? Why would NY sign Lowell to a mega-deal also? Ahhhhh, whatever. The Red Sox front office can't possibly be fooled by this silliness. As of about 11:30 PM, this was posted on SoSH: WBZ: Gammons reporting Yanks yank their offer. WHDH: Lowell still weighing offers from the Sox and other teams. WCVB: Yankees have 4 years 60 million deal on the table. (??)The Chokers are apparently willing go with a Shelley Duncan/Jason Giambi platoon at 1B.

Yankees out, Dodgers in, Lowell chase?
Published 11/17/2007 at MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
... negotiating status of free agent third baseman Mike Lowell Saturday and indicated the New York Yankees may longer be pursuing Lowell to play first base. The Globe, citing a television source, said the Yankees appear willing to go with a plantoon between Jason Giambi and Shelly Duncan. The Los Angeles Dodgers may decided to go after Lowell since the Florida Marlins are seeking three, high-level prospects for Miguel Cabrera . Source: The Boston Globe Related: Miguel Cabrera , Mike Lowell , Jason Giambi ...

MLB And Free Agent News
Published 11/17/2007 at FakeTeams
... From The Boston GlobeThe Sox have a 3-year offer on the table in the $36-$39 million range [to Mike Lowell.] It's not known whether Lowell has another offer to consider. ESPN's Peter Gammons reported earlier in the day that the Yankees no longer seemed interested in pursuing Lowell as a first baseman and will go with a combination of Shelly Duncan and Jason Giambi. ...