NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Imagine you're sitting across a table from Dave Dombrowski -- the man who traded for Miguel Cabrera, Max Scherzer, Prince Fielder and Craig Kimbrel, the man who signed Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, Magglio Ordonez, Victor Martinez and David Price -- and he's telling you he doesn't expect to make a major move for the Boston Red Sox this winter.
Do you buy it?
Forgive most of the baseball industry for being skeptical. The idea of Dombrowski all but sitting out the winter meetings is as unthinkable as Donald Trump resisting the urge to tweet.