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Second Base: Mets interested in Julio Lugo

by Matthew Cerrone on November 5th, 2008 at 4:10 pm

According to Nick Cafardo in the Boston Globe, the Mets and White Sox may have interest in acquiring 2B Julio Lugo.

Red Sox GM Theo Epstein recently told reporters is 100 percent recovered from a mid-season quadriceps tear.

Cafardo adds, “The White Sox appear willing to move Vazquez. The Mets and White Sox were huddling yesterday afternoon.”

as noted this morning, here, the buzz seems to be that the Mets could swap vazquez for Luis Castillo, who, i guess in cafardo’s scenario, could be replaced by lugo, who the Chicago Tribune suggested could be traded for vazquez

…wait, what…i think i just blacked out

Lugo will earn $9 million in 2009, $9 million in 2010, with a $9 million vesting option for 2011 based on plate appearances.

If you recall, as evident here, the Mets reportedly expressed serious interest in Lugo during November 2006, before he signed with the Red Sox.