Daily Red Sox Links: Jonny Gomes, Jon Lester, Masahiro Tanaka

About a decade ago, the Red Sox almost made a franchise-altering move acquiring Alex Rodriguez from Texas, before he was snatched up by New York. (Alex Speier; WEEI.com)

Jonny Gomes has an extremely interesting profile in Sports Illustrated right now. (Thomas Lake; Sports Illustrated)

Is baseball's best third baseman in the AL East? (Daniel Poarch; Fire Brand of the AL)

Pete Abraham put together his Hall of Fame ballot, which he outlines here. (Peter Abraham; Boston.com)

Whatever the Red Sox decide to do about Jon Lester's contract situation, they'll be taking a risk. (Brian MacPherson; Providence Journal)

Mark Simon looked at how the AL teams' defensive outlooks have changed this offseason. (Mark Simon; ESPN.com)

The Red Sox don't seem to be in a position to pursue Masahiro Tanaka, but it may not be such a crazy thought. (John Tomase; Boston Herald)

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