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This just in from WEEI FLASH:

WEEI.com has learned from a source familiar with the situation, that the Red Sox have designated Julio Lugo for assignment. Visit http://www.weei.com

Surprised? No one should be, not only given Lugo's poor performance on the field and his lack of playing time, but also because of numerous online news stories in the last 24 hours indicating that Lugo's departure was imminent (he didn't travel with the team to Toronto, according to MLB.com's Ian Browne; the team is willing to assume Lugo's salary if he is traded, according to Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal; and the need for a roster spot given the activation of Mike Lowell and Jed Lowrie and the ascension of Clay Buchholz, according to the Herald's Sean McAdam).

Thus is appears that the Red Sox will discard yet another shortstop while paying him to play for someone else.

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