That is correct. If the player is put on waivers, he can be picked up by another team who simply pays his remaining salary. That's not considered a trade.
Just looking back at the Sox previous recent history. Hopefully, this season won't be a case of history repeating itself like it has the previous two seasons.
This is true. I believe this would be a low(no pun intended)risk gamble. Lowe's owed around 2.5 million for the remainder of the season.
I say go for it.