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I'm moving this weekend, but I'll try to check in on this. Comments welcome. If Roy Oswalt decides to sign with the Sox, tell him I'm a big fan!I'm optimistic about Nick Punto. I like the idea of defense coming first at short.I feel like Edwin Jackson is coming here, and that he'll be good. Just gut feelings in both cases.If Adrian Gonzalez is healthy, he'll have a huge year.David Oritz is going to slip a bit. Merely good, not great. The man has spoiled us rotten for years, though.Both Josh Beckett and Jon Lester are going to be really eager to prove something, hopefully with good results.Carl Crawford's surgery is good news. In retrospect I'll bet that was bothering him before he admitted it to himself. Like JR said, I hope he doesn't rush back, but given the length of his contract, I don't think the Red Sox will let him rush back.Some important Yankees are as old as the hills, but they still have a lot of good players in their prime. As do t...
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