for the beaneaters...

only teams like the sawx and the yankees can just agree to pay lowell $18 mil over the next two years. only schilling and manny made more than $9 mil for the sawx last year. speaking of sawx salaries, big papi has to be one of the most underpaid players in the majors.



The Red Sox and Marlins have come to a tentative agreement on a trade that would send Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell to Boston for shortstop Hanley Ramirez, right-handed prospect Anibal Sanchez and a minor-league pitcher.