Numerous places reporting the same thing for 7 years $142 million! Wow. Glad we got Gonzalez first cause I never thought just Crawford would be enough - that said, prior to the Werth deal I NEVER would've thought Crawford would be worth this kind of money. Hopefully things work out.

Baseball contracts are ridiculous.
But yea, I'll take him!

Exactly! Let's hope we can upgrade the bullpen a little and hope the starters all come back healthy and strong! I'd still DIE for Beltre but it's obviously not looking good.

Beltré isn't coming back. Not with the Adrian gonzales deal. Crawford is a fucking great pickup. Now, they should go after Russel Martin

Yeah - it's really just my ridiculous wishful thinking. I just loved how hard he played, he was just that mental/physical toughness the team needed, and seemed to like being here and be liked by everyone - just wanted to see him back. At the very least wish him the best wherever he ends up.

So wait, let me get this straight. We're going to have Ellsbury AND Crawford on the same team? If that's the case, there's a guaranteed stolen base or two for each game.

I'd have ellsbury bat like 6th or 7th. Crawford is your new leadoff guy.

Even if you moved Scutaro down - how about Crawford/Ellsbury batting 1-2? Pitchers nightmare. Although it would be nice to have the speed spread out over the lineup, so who knows. Plenty of exciting possibilities.

Gonna be one hell of a line up for sure.

Look out Arizona I just blew my load.

As the roster stands right now, this will prob be the batting order with everyone healthy:

Ellsbury
Pedroia
Crawford
Gonzalez
Youk
Ortiz
Drew
Saltalamacchia/Varitek
Scutaro

....and Lee is going to get too much money for a 32 year old pitcher from either the Yanks or Rangers...bullpen help is all they should be focusing on now

tickets for this years sox are going to be out to roof not like they arent already

They're saying Martin and Magglio are the next acquisitions. Reaaally not sure where they're putting Magglio, but whatever. Fucking sign everybody

Ordonez wouldn't make any sense now because you let Drew walk after next year and have Kalish play RF

I would have been just fine with signing Mags, but now it's pointless. Martin might still be in the pipeline.

I cannot wait to see this in action.

I mean, the whole batting order top to bottom is amazing and the middle of it is just plain ridiculous.

Hopefully ellsbury takes off his fucking skirt and actually plays hard this year.

Holy crap, I didn't think the Sox were even in the running because I heard he was signing with the Angels. This is awesome!

There were very few things the Sox could have done to make me pay attention to them this year.

They did both of them. Make way for the Boston Yankees of Boston.

I signed Carl Crawford for the Red Sox in MVP Baseball 2004

MVP 05 or GTFO

actually, it may have been 05

yeah, that's the one with Manny on the cover where the sox were indestructable.

Only RBI Baseball for NES is real.

This remains my favorite baseball game of all time. And not just because the Red Sox were beasts, thought that certainly helps. Gameplay, mini games, dynasty mode...all rule.

espn is reporting sox are now the front runners for russell martin

WORD SON! I played that until last year...shit was awesome

I know nothing about video games and thought my baseball one was pretty good, so I looked - and son of a fucker if it's not MVP 05. I laughed.

Shit's about to get retarded.

Im stoked never the sox spend like this and frankly don't care

why get martin when we have salty and tek. i dont understand?

cause like everyone else who is from boston who care about baseball they realize that plan will be worse then the titanic

if Martin could play like he was a few years back then I'll be all about it. but salty had high praise going into the majors but never really got around to proving himself yet. this could be his year, but who knows.
If we get Martin, both catchers will be mentors to Tek's teachings so it's all good

oh goodtime, but a lot of the sox brass dont feel salty is ready but thats been injury related bs. however I would not be opposed to spending a year down in the sox minors. tek is not gonna do a full season and i'll be sad for him if he doesnt retire at the end this season and just as sad if the sox were to resign him next season. bench coach, says what.

Update: Jason Varitek can't do anything with a bat beyond an air guitar solo of Sharp Dressed Man.

that's easily worth a few million

seems to be. they keep handing this guy 1 year deals like this is going somewhere.

Bobby Jenks to the Sox too?

lulzwut

haha really?

so the Yankees' prize free agent signing so far this offseason is damaged goods? SAY IT AIN'T SO!!!