Red Sox Should Hold on to the Farm This Trading Season

Rumors of a trade in which the Red Sox would acquire mentally unhinged outfielder Eric Byrnes, he of the mighty .215 batting average and clearly degenerating skill, would admittedly not usually be cause for celebration.This morning, however, was the exception. For said rumor had the Red Sox sending Julio Lugo to the Diamondbacks in exchange for the wayward wildman.  In an upset the likes of which the sporting world hasn’t seen since the U.S soccer team toppled Spain last month, that means the Red Sox would actually get something tangible for Lugo, even after they spent the last two-and-a-half seasons showcasing to the rest of the league that he no longer possesses the skill to be an everyday player, at least not in the Boston market.I’m no ardent Byrnes supporter, but about him I will say this: he’s breathing.  At last check, despite the fact that some of his numbers might suggest otherwise, he’s alive.  That alone is a step in the right direct...