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Cody Ross Says Diamondbacks Give Him Chance to Win, Appears Unpleased With Red Sox’ Pursuit

The Red Sox never gave up on bringing back the outfielder who provided plenty of bang for their bucks in 2012.

But the team didn’t pull out all the stops for Cody Ross, either. Boston filled several outfield positions while leaving the door open for Ross well into the offseason after Ross contributed 22 home runs and 81 RBIs during his one-year, $3 million deal with the Red Sox.

On Saturday, whatever negotiations the Red Sox and Ross had came to a close as Ross instead signed a reported three-year, $26 million deal with the Diamondbacks. While more details are sure to surface, early rumblings from the Ross camp appear to show that Ross didn’t love the way his dealings with the Red Sox’ front office turned out.

Steve Gilbert, who covers the Diamondbacks for MLB.com, tweeted a series of remarks from Ross on Saturday night. While Ross was decidedly pleased to join his hometown Arizona, he didn’t have much to say for the Red Sox after the D-Backs wooed him by finding room in their own crowded outfield.

Judge for yourself from the tweets below.

#Dbacks Cody Ross said he lives in Scottsdale and always wanted to play here, but didn't think it was a fit. "It happened so fast."

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Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) December 23, 2012

#Dbacks Cody Ross said his main criteria was wanting to win. "It ended up being a perfect fit."

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Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) December 23, 2012

"If they thought the outfield would be too crowded they wouldn't have come after me." -- #Dbacks Cody Ross

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Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) December 23, 2012

"I'm confident our team is going to be really good. It's going to be fun." -- #Dbacks Cody Ross

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Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) December 23, 2012

"They thought I was going to come back no matter what." -- #Dbacks Cody Ross on what happened with #RedSox

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Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) December 23, 2012

"I'm happier where i'm at right now." #Dbacks Cody Ross said.

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Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) December 23, 2012

#Dbacks Cody Ross said that he did not go back to the #RedSox after getting AZ offer. Told #Dbacks he would not shop their offer.

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Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) December 23, 2012

"I just wanted to be treated fairly." #Dbacks Cody Ross said regarding #RedSox

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Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) December 23, 2012

#Dbacks Cody Ross got a congratulatory text today from former #RedSox manager Bobby Valentine.

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Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) December 23, 2012

Ross did have kind words for Red Sox fans and his former teammates on Saturday.

I want to Thank all the @RedSox fans and my teammates

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Cody Ross (@IamCodyRoss) December 23, 2012