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The Red Sox have met with free agent outfielder Carl Crawford, a baseball official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The club has yet to confirm the meeting and initial efforts to reach Brian Peters, Crawford's top representative, have been unsuccessful, where to buy NFL Jerseys? ujersy is a good choice.
The meeting was originally reported by Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports. Brown tweeted that according to a Red Sox source, the club is serious about Crawford and has been in Houston to meet with both the outfielder and his representatives.
The Red Sox have interest in Crawford and Jayson Werth, the top two free-agent outfielders on the market. In a radio interview with WEEI earlier Wednesday, second baseman Dustin Pedroia had good things to say about both players, Recommend directory: New Orleans SaintsJerseys.
"They're both good players," said Pedroia. "They're different types of players. Jayson Werth has a lot of power, he's a great outfielder. He runs real well, too. Carl takes over a game with speed. Carl has the five-tool thing that you all hear about when I was younger. If he's 0-for-4 and gets on on an error, he can steal second and third and even home if he wants to. Both players can do a lot of different things to help their teams win."
Last week, while appearing on the same radio station, Red Sox manager Terry Francona referred to Crawford as a "game-changer."
The Angels are another team that is believed to have strong interest in Crawford, if you want to buy San Diego ChargersJerseys, go to ujersy.
Crawford, 29, is one of the most dynamic players in the game. In 2010, he hit .307 with 19 homers and 90 RBIs while stealing 47 bases. Crawford and Jacoby Ellsbury could form one of the most electrifying speed tandems in baseball. The other way to look at it is that the presence of Crawford cound enable the Sox to trade Ellsbury to fill another need.
