i have no idea what the Sox are going to do next

The first round of the offseason is nearly over. For the Red Sox it is over – the one first tier FA left is Prince Fielder, and he’s obviously not headed our way. I had hoped the Red Sox would find the money to go after Darvish or Wilson, and Wilson’s below-market deal has left every team in need of pitching (read: every team) wishing they’d been involved. Darvish is looking at 6/110 or more, though, so I don’t have a problem with the Red Sox passing on him. The second-tier FA market and the trade market always made more sense for the Red Sox. They need one more starter and one more reliever, and the depth on the market isn’t bad. They’ve been linked in rumors to Hiroki Kuroda and Roy Oswalt, both of whom would be fair acquisitions on short deals. Edwin Jackson would make a ton of sense, but he might as well be living in a cave on Mars for all the reporting that’s been done on him this offseason. Ryan Madson likewise fits this club’s needs very well, but ever since the Phill...