Sox rumors from boston.com:
CLEVELAND - It isn't for a lack of trying, but as of this afternoon the Red Sox were not close to a deal according to a source with familiarity with the Sox trade talks.
The Sox had irons in the fire for sure. Dodgers' Triple-A third baseman Andy LaRoche, Tampa Bay Devil Rays infielder Ty Wigginton, White Sox right-fielder Jermaine Dye, Texas first baseman Mark Teixeira, outfielder Bobby Kielty and others were all on the radar screen and the Sox had various degrees of discussions concerning the above-named players.
Very interesting. I'd love for the Sox to land LaRoche or Teixeira without giving up Lester, Buchholz or Ellsbury. I wonder who the Dodgers are interested in.
Also I wonder if Texas would take Michael Bowden, Craig Hansen, Kason Gabbard and/or Wily Mo Pena/David Murphy/Brendan Moss. If so I'd make that deal in a heartbeat (assuming that the Sox could talk contract with Tex for the 72 hour window and get a long term deal in place).