Found June 16, 2009 on Sox and Dawgs Inactive:
According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com, the Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers discusssed a trade of Takashi Saito for Hank Blalock. The Sox discussed sending Saito to the Rangers for infielder Hank Blalock, major-league sources say. The talks, however, were tabled after Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton underwent right-abdominal surgery on June 2. They are [...]
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