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bottomlinesox.com - 7/2/2009

Do the Sox really NEED to make a deadline move?

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The Red Sox might be the deepest team in the league... so do they use that depth to make a trade... or are they good enough to win it all right now?

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fenwaywest.com - 6/30/2009

Orsillo Doesn't See the Sox Making any Deadline Moves

— fenwaywest.com — Sox broadcaster Don Orsillo weighed in with his 2 cents about the likelihood of the Sox making... a major move before the trade deadline. In response to a questioner from San Diego ( Fenway West territory) about the upcoming trade deadline, Orsillo wrote on his blog : No. I really do not. I am ... (more) Orsillo Doesn't See the Sox Making any Deadline Moves

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The Bottom Line — ... OPS of .841). Not surprisingly, Kinsler was named as one of five players competing for the last All-Star spot. Here's my two cents: Kinsler has way more pop than Pedey, but he hit .243 in May, .245 in June and is 0 for 17 in July. Pedroia is hitting .290 with a team leading 59 run scored. Aaron Hill should be startsing at 2B and if anybody got snubbed it's Cano - and I 'm fine with Yankees getting snubbed. * * * There is another topic I'd like to address here... the trade deadline. We discussed this last week and had a few comments trickle in - one if which caught my eye. ...

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