As far as getting lowell i do think it helps in one less than obvious way. If inglett or duran is our utility guy(and im guessing one of them is or we wouldnt have signed both of them.) We dont have anyone on the roster aside from elvis or young whos capable of playing ss for a week if elvis sprains an ankle or something. Not enough to go on the DL but a situation where he needs to take 4 or 5 days off. Young isnt exactly ozzie smith jr at ss but he can credibly play the position for a small amount of time. That is of no use though if we dont have a viable option at 3rd.(i know Davis could do it a little but then you dont have a first basemen either.) Lowell does give you a solid third basemen for that possibility. Im not a big fan of the lowell trade but there are reasons to support it.
And Young has probably negative trade value 92b because of his expensive contract.
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