Carlos Delgado Signed By Sox

The Red Sox have turned to an old hand to shore up their first base situation, signing Carlos Delgado to a minor league deal.

Delgado's deal stipulates he must be in the majors by Sept. 1, but that probably won't be an issue as long as the 38-year-old is healthy. Give him a week or two of at-bats in Triple-A and he should be ready to step in and help Mike Lowell fill the void left by Kevin Youkilis' season-ending thumb injury. Even though I would have wanted a guy like Lars Anderson to come up I don't mind Delgado joining the Sox. He's an old pro who still has some pop in his bat and should at least keep me a little interested as the dreadful season turns into revenge games than an actual attempt to make the playoffs.

Because this move is so out of the blue I would imagine the only reason the Sox signed him was to keep him out of the hands of the Yankees or Rays, which I'm also fine with.

The Sox blow.