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Before he left, David Ortiz had to make sure to take home one more Edgar Martinez award. (Matt Pepin; Boston Globe)
Replacing Ortiz is obviously the biggest story of the winter, but it doesn’t look like Edwin Encarnacion will be the guy to do it. (Rob Bradford; WEEI)
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Could Chris Carter be the solution? (Matt Kory; BP Boston)
Scott Lauber runs down some other options for a new bat. (Scott Lauber; ESPN)
The non-tender deadline is this week. Who is on the chopping block for Boston? (Ian Browne; RedSox.com)
The CBA negotiations are, as of this writing, still happening. The players are trying to rebound from their loss in the last CBA. (Evan Drellich; Boston Herald)
Minor leaguers are still fighting for fair wages, and an important hearing for this movement comes on Friday. (Brian MacPherson; Providence Journal)