Chad Finn's Red Sox power rankings: June
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... And the bottom five
Kevin YoukilisThey're not booing
One more time for all the old times? Why not: "Yoooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuukkkkk!" Youkilis, as a popular as he was sweaty -- that would be "very" -- was dealt to the White Sox June 24 for OF/INF Brent Lillibridge and dulled pitching prospect Zach Stewart. It was the right thing to do -- power-hitting rookie Will Middlebrooks needed to play, the evidence was mounting that injuries had robbed Youkilis of bat speed and mobility, and he wasn't exactly a loyal viewer of "The Bobby Valentine Show.'' But it was a heck of a run.
