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Rangers manager Ron Washington met with the media at the winter meetings today, and shed some light on his catchers, Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Taylor Teagarden. He said that Teagarden impressed him as "a great catch and throw guy, and he does have a feel for calling ballgames." Washington described...

An industry official confirmed that the Diamondbacks offered the Red Sox catcher Miguel Montero for pitcher Michael Bowden . The Red Sox, who value the 22-year-old Bowden highly, turned down the offer. The two teams are expected to continue conversations to see if a fit can be found.

Paul Kinzer, who represents free-agent Rafael Furcal , said that the Red Sox have not contacted him about the shortstop. The development would seem to suggest the high regard in which Jed Lowrie is held. The Sox will continue to see whether they can deal away Julio Lugo , as their preference for...

Agent Darek Braunecker, who represents pitcher A.J. Burnett, confirmed that he's had "substantive dialogue" with the Red Sox about the pitcher. At this time, no further meetings between the agent and club have been officially scheduled, but Braunecker clarified that he is still making the rounds...

The market for Jason Varitek may have further narrowed on Tuesday, with the news that the Orioles had traded Ramon Hernandez to the Reds for Ryan Freel. The Reds were one of the teams interested in a veteran catcher; that market is now dry. The Orioles, according to a baseball source, are looking...

LAS VEGAS -- Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein said while walking through the Bellagio Hotel that in conversations with most team, the names that are brought up the most by potential trade partners are Justin Masterson , Lars Anderson, and Clay Buchholz , who seems to have drawn the most...

Though the day started with the announcement of the trade that sent Gerald Laird from the Rangers to the Tigers, there was otherwise little movement in the catching market. All the same, the following details were gleaned: --WEEI.com's Lou Merloni talked to a source close to the situation about the...

LAS VEGAS--The Red Sox have met today with at least one agent, one player and one team. The day has merely reinforced what the team already believed: it is unlikely that any deals, whether trades or free-agent signings, will be consummated during the winter meetings. "We'€™re not really...