Busy Red Sox Send Julio Lugo to Cardinals for Chris Duncan

by Andrew JohnsonFiled under: Cardinals, Red Sox, MLB Transactions, MLB Trade DeadlineThe Red Sox, who traded for Adam LaRoche Wednesday morning, continued to be active in the trade market, sending Julio Lugo to the Cardinals in exchange for outfielder Chris Duncan and a player to be named later or cash considerations, FanHouse has confirmed.Lugo and Duncan had fallen out of favor with their respective clubs recently, with the former being designated for assignment last week by Boston and the latter demoted to the minors hours before the deal.Lugo, the far more handsomely paid of the two players, still has $13.5 million remaining on the four-year contract he signed with the Red Sox before the 2007 season, and the Boston Herald is reporting that the Sox will pick up all of the money still owed to the infielder.Busy Red Sox Send Julio Lugo to Cardinals for Chris Duncan originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:28:00 EDT . Please see our terms for use of feeds. P...