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And down the stretch we come...

Victor Martinez

The Red Sox made their big move, as we anticipated. The win goes to them, in getting Victor Martinez for Nick Hagadone, Justin Masterson and Bryan Price. The Indians blinked in not insisting for Clay Buchholz. Once the Indians traded Cliff Lee, they lost their leverage.

And in conjunction with the Martinez move, the Red Sox are reportedly contemplating a deal of Adam LaRoche for Casey Kotchman....

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