BOSTON -- Since the start of the offseason, the Red Sox targeted Cody Ross. But when Carl Crawford underwent arthroscopic wrist surgery, the urgency to sign the outfielder went from lukewarm to scorching hot. Now that Ross -- the 2010 NLCS MVP -- has inked a one-year, $3 million with Boston, general manager Ben Cherington accomplished his goal of adding another right-handed bat to the Red Sox's lineup. "He's always a guy that we had interest in back to when he was with the Marlins," Cherington said at Monday's Hot Stove Cool Music roundtable. "We think he's a good fit...
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