Javy On The Way?

Numerous outlets are reporting that the sox have acquired Javy Lopez from the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later. The Globe reports that the player must be one who is currently on the 40-man roster. At age 35, he's not the player he used to be, but he should still have enough pop in the bat to help the team in the short-term. Lopez is hitting .268 / .316 / .412 with 8 homers for the Orioles this season - not exactly huge numbers, but here are the numbers for the sox other catchers:
Jason Varitek .247 / .334 / .417 w/ 11 HRs
Doug Mirabelli .189 / .255 / .356 3
Ken Huckaby .214 / .229 / .271 in AAA.
The Orioles are expected to send up to $1.4 million to help defray the $2.75 million remaining in Lopez's contract, although the deal must be approved by the commissioner's office because at least $1 million is changing hands.