Seven free agents for the Red Sox to consider

As I’m sure you know by now if you’re reading this, the lockout has finally ended after 99 days, with the players and league agreeing to a new deal on Thursday. That not only opened up camps to major leaguers and put us on a path to a 162-game season, but it also opened transactions back up. There was a wild flurry of activity right before the lockout went into effect way back in late November and early December, but there are still plenty of big names left. And as far as the Red Sox go, they have a handful of holes they can fill themselves. So with that in mind, let’s take a look at seven of the bigger free agents who could make some sense for Boston in some shape or form. They obviously won’t sign all of these players, but in a vacuum each makes sense. They are listed in no particular order.

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