1. Lowell and Youk are better over there than you give them credit for
2. Yeah, I'm talking batting avg because if you had seen him play you would know he'll be lucky to get to 20 HR's wherever he is hitting and you compound that with his 265 avg and a 308 OBP and its in no way shape or form an upgrade. You cant just assume he is all of a sudden going to find his power again. I mean s*** ML hit .290, 17 hr's, and had a 337 OBP
I'm sorry but Beltre is not an upgrade and doesnt make this team better. If anything its a completely lateral move and blocks us from trying to get the player we should be trying to get in AGonz. You trade for him put Holliday in left and then Youk at third our lineup is now on par with the Yankees where we can take the Div back. Beltre doesnt get us closer to that at all. I put this on par with the Renteria move. On the outside it looks good but once he's here you realize what a mistake it was