The BP team has their full breakdown of the Craig Kimbrel trade. (Ben Carsley, Chris Crawford, Dustin Palmateer & Bret Sayre; Baseball Prospectus)
For his part, Boston's new closer is excited to be on the Red Sox. (Ricky Doyle; NESN)
Koji Uehara is fine with his demotion and just wants to get back to the World Series. (Christopher Smith; Masslive)
The Red Sox immediately got better with the addition of Kimbrel. (Scott Lauber; Boston Herald)
The trade marks a new way of doing things in Boston. (John Tomase; WEEI.