Well....the GM mtgs are over, with nothing new to boast :(. Only one thing was being really speculated for Theo to engage in and that was to bring Johan to Boston. While it didn't get done, the Sox are by no means out. They are the frontrunner, and Theo will continue to talk to them about the potential deal when he gets back to Beantown. If Santana is landed, a contract extension of 20-25 mil a year for 5-6 years would be asked. But boy, what a 123 that'd be, beck, santana, dice. and the last lefty (besides Lester) we had was Boomer, and that wasn't the best. We need a dominating lefty starter. In other news, two prospects who I've never heard of claimed in Rule 5 draft. W/E. Big deals included the Tigers/Marlins blockbuster sending Dontrelle and Miggy to Detroit for 6 prospects, Andruw's big signing with the Dodgers ( Sounds like JD doesn't it! ), Wily Mo's extension, and the Royals signing Jose Guillen. Some interesting things include a trade rumor that'd send Hideous Hideki to San Fran, Beckett isn't asking for a raise, and the two Hiroki Koruda and Kosuke Fukudome free agents....Boston was rumored to be interested in Kosuke for RF, but that's crazy, Jon Lester and Jacoby's hiring of Scott Boras (uh oh), a potential Tek extension, Tavarez's trade request, Andy Pettitte's return, etc. So basically there's some bench and 'pen fine tuning left to do, along with a potential landing of a certain Cy Young award pitcher before preparing to pack for Ft. Myers.

-Red Sox Obsessor