If not, they will move on. "We really want Jason Bay to be a member of the Red Sox and Jason Bay really wants to be a member of the Boston Red Sox ... We’ll just rely on those two strong elements of a deal and talk again and see if we can work something out." Given that the team did not hit on its gambles for buy-low free agent gambles such as John Smoltz and Brad Penny does not mean that Epstein will not pursue the same tack this offseason.
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