| 17 March 2009
Red Sox manager Terry Francona said that shortstop Julio Lugo underwent a successful arthroscopy on his right knee this morning to repair his torn meniscus. He will remain in Boston for the next five to seven days. The shortstop is expected to be sidelined for three to four weeks. With Opening Day just under three weeks away, math is working against Lugo's ability to play when the curtain lifts on the regular season on April 6.
"It looks like he's certainly not going to be ready to start the season," said Francona. "That's stating the obvious."
That leaves the door open to the group of Nick Green, Angel Chavez, Ivan Ochoa and Gil Velazquez in the competition to serve as a backup middle infielder behind Dustin Pedroia and Jed Lowrie, who will now serve as the season-opening double-play combination.
FBAL took a look at Lugo's potential replacements yesterday. There are a few options, but if veteran AAAA infielder Nick Green keeps hitting like he has... it's safe to say he'll be the guy.
Green is hitting .353 (12 for 34) with two doubles, two homers six RBI and nine runs scored.
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