On Sunday afternoon, Jayson Werth signed the first big deal of the off season, inking a 7 year, $126 million contract with the Washington Nationals. This benefits both Carl Crawford and Werth, who are this season’s biggest free agents. Now that the winter meetings have commenced in Florida, many teams will be knocking on Greg Genske (Crawford’s agent)'s door. This especially includes the big teams in baseball; the Tigers, Red Sox, Angels, Yankees and Rangers.
The two leading candidates at the moment seem to be the Red Sox and Angels. The Red Sox traded for Adrian Gonzalez this weekend, and he will probably be signed to a long term contract in the spring. This will leave the BoSox with enough money to make a run at the 5 Tool outfielder. Now you might be thinking “How are the Sox going to fit Crawford into this already dangerous line up? It could be possible that they move Mike Cameron to the bench and let Crawford take the top spot in centerfield from speedster Jacoby Ellsbury. The other possibility is trading Ellsbury to fill a need in the bullpen or on the bench.
Things are starting to look good for the Red Sox after an injury plagued season. The deal for A-Gon could give the Red Sox what they need to finally beat the Yankees. With Gonzo and possibly Crawford, the Sox should be a huge force in the AL East for years to come. Some even consider them the favorites to win it all next season.
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