First of all, I never mentioned Lowell or Beltre in my post explaining why the lineup was bad. I mentioned the following players:
Varitek .666 OPS vs. lefties in 2009
Bill Hall .606 OPSD vs. lefties in 2009
McDonald--I didn't realize that McDonald had any career #'s worth citing.
I also mentioned Scutaro, but unlike the other 3 , I did not have a problem with him being in the batting order, but rather I had a problem with him being in the leadoff spot. When our lineup is healthy, he is a nice 9th place hitter.