If the deal remains on the table — and Ramirez doesn't accept a position change to third base — who could the Red Sox include in a package for the 2009 National League batting champ? If it comes to fruition, would Ramirez be the answer? If not, what do these new acquisitions bring to the table?
Those are some of the probing questions surrounding the Red Sox. With Brewers slugger Ryan Braun facing a 50-game suspension for failing a drug test and Prince Fielder eyeing his options in free agency, the general MLB storylines are just as enticing.
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