The Red Sox don't have many openings at key positions, and catcher is the only spot at which they may have to bring in somebody new if they can't re-sign C Jason Varitek. 

Little Dustin Pedroia has blossomed into one of the biggest success stories in Red Sox history. 

--C Mark Wagner, LHP Felix Doubront, and LHP Hunter Jones all had their contracts purchased by the Red Sox and were added to Boston's 40 man roster. 

As teams continue to play the hot stove waiting game, Ken Rosenthal says the first big domino to fall will be slugger Mark Teixeira. 

The Red Sox don't have many openings at key positions, and catcher is the only spot at which they may have to bring in somebody new if they can't re-sign C Jason Varitek. 

When David Ortiz was asked about the future of the ballclub immediately following the AL Championship Series Game 7 loss to Tampa Bay, "Big Papi" admitted it was hard to comment about potential trades and free agent improvement that he had little to no co 

--OF Coco Crisp entered last season as a prime candidate to be traded due to the emergence of OF Jacoby Ellsbury, but he lasted through the season and actually regained his starting job in the postseason. 

The Kansas City Royals picked up the leadoff hitter they had been seeking, acquiring center fielder Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox for reliever Ramon Ramirez on Wednesday. 

Outfielder Coco Crisp was traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday for reliever Ramon Ramirez. 

Outfielder Coco Crisp was traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday for reliever Ramon Ramirez. 

Nobody in Boston history has ever had a career start quite like Dustin Pedroia. 

From the minute he began playing high school baseball; Dustin Pedroia was told that he was too small to accomplish anything. 

Dustin Pedroia is a deserving winner, but in this tightest of AL MVP races, Ken Rosenthal explains why someone else got his vote. 

Jason Varitek's decline in Boston has the Red Sox pondering whether to re-sign him. 

The Red Sox don't have many openings at key positions, and catcher is the only spot at which they may have to bring in somebody new if they can't re-sign C Jason Varitek.