surprised

me, i'm surprised to see mike lowell get traded. and surprised that it was just for a catching prospect; perhaps they're concerned about victor martinez long term. and i'm surprised that the sox let rich harden go to the rangers so cheaply and didn't put get any pitching lately. surprised they got boof bonser (and no, he does not count as "any pitching"). surprised at their nonchalance after the granderson-to-the-yankees deal. and surprised that they haven't gone harder after bay. maybe they have concerns about him as well. honestly, right now i'm on the edge of my seat trying to figure out what they're planning and whether it'll work. about the only thing i'm convinced that they are not doing is trading prospects. they just don't seem to have enough right now to spare any. some scenarios:

* go w/ older veterans on shorter contracts as a bridge to 2011 (delgado maybe, dye or matsui, maybe even tejada).
* hand 1st base to kotchman and send youk back to 3rd as a long-term solution.
* going after longer term solutions like laroche.
* focusing on fielding so much that they're "infatuated w/" the non-hitting adrian beltre (shudder!).
* going after holliday in a big way and letting bay slide; after all, holliday seems built for fenway.