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BALTIMORE - Even when he was playing for the old Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Julio Lugo [stats] thought about how cool it would be to be a member of the Red Sox [team stats]. He’d stand in the Fenway Park [map] infield, listening to Red Sox stars of the moment being serenaded by the fans, and he wanted in.

Now it would be wrong to view Lugo as an example of how you should be careful what you wish for. After all, he signed a four-year, $36 million contract to play for the Red Sox. So no matter how it all turns out, Lugo is considerably wealthier than he was before he came to Boston.