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A very productive December has brought two of the hottest free agents to Boston. The front office of the Red Sox organization has inked a deal with first baseman phenom Adrien Gonzalez and awaiting a physical on Friday will ink a contract with all-star gold glove outfielder Carl Crawford. WOW! I have to say I am surprised at how aggressive they have been this off season. Everyone was saying towards the end of the regular season that there would be lots of changes made, but I just didn't think they would actually be willing to spend the big bucks and bring the RIGHT big names to the club. In the last few seasons they've gone out and got some decent names but they have mostly fizzled. Big John Lackey was last years acquisition and his sub par production leaves little to be desired. I am very excited about how this coming 2011 season will turn out. They still have bullpen problems to figure out but I think they can make due with what they have in the starting rotation.
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Carl Crawford will become the first position player to sign a $100 million contract without ever having a 20-homer season.
Fewest HR Before Signing $100M Deal
| HR | Total Contract | |
|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 78 | $189M |
| Joe Mauer | 81 | $184M |
| Carl Crawford | 104 | $142M* |
| Albert Pujols | 114 | $100M |
| *Unofficial | ||
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