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BOSTON - APRIL 24: General Manager Theo Epstein and Manger Terry Francona of the Boston Red Sox watch the pre-game action before a game with the New York Yankees at Fenway Park, April 24, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, left, talks with manager Terry Francona prior to watching pitcher Brad Penny, who has a one year contract with the team, throw his first spring training baseball game of the season in Fort Myers, Fla. , Friday March 13, 2009.

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Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, left, talks with manager Terry Francona prior to watching pitcher Brad Penny, who has a one year contract with the team, throw his first spring training baseball game of the season in Fort Myers, Fla. , Friday, March 13, 2009.

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Newly acquired Boston Red Sox Rocco Baldelli speaks as general manager Theo Epstein, right, listens during a news conference in Boston on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009.

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Newly acquired Boston Red Sox Rocco Baldelli smiles as he receives his jersey and cap from manager Terry Francona, middle, and general manager Theo Epstein, right, at a news conference in Boston on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009.

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Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein talks to reporters during Major League Baseball's 2009 General Managers Meetings, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 in Chicago.

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Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, right, and manager Terry Francona speak to media at Fenway Park in Boston Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 one day after the Red Sox were eliminated in the baseball American League Division Series by the Los Angeles Angels.

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Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, right, and manager Terry Francona listen to a question from a reporter at Fenway Park in Boston Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 one day after the Red Sox were eliminated in the baseball American League Division Series by the Los Angeles Angels.

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Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein speaks during a news conference at Fenway Park in Boston Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 one day after the Red Sox were eliminated in the baseball American League Division Series by the Los Angeles Angels.

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Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein walks to the bus at Fenway Park in Boston Monday, Oct. 5, 2009 as the team travels to the West Coast for Game 1 of a baseball division series against the Los Angeles Angels.

Boston Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein looks up at the rain as he stands in the Red Sox dugout during a more than two-hour rain delay before the start of their MLB American League baseball game against the New York Yankees in New York, May 4, 2009.

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Boston Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell, left, talks with general manager Theo Epstein after pitcher John Smoltz threw off the mound for the first time this season during a spring training baseball practice in Fort Myers, Fla. , Wednesday March 25, 2009.

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Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein plays with his son, Jack, during a baseball spring training workout, in Fort Myers, Fla. , Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009.

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Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein plays with his son, Jack, during a baseball spring training workout, in Fort Myers, Fla. , Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009.

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Junichi Tazawa, right, winds up for a throw as general manager Theo Epstein, left, looks on during a baseball spring training workout, in Fort Myers, Fla. , Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009.

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Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona, left, and general manager Theo Epstein, right, take questions from reporters during a news conference at spring training baseball, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, in Fort Myers, Fla.

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Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona, left, and general manager Theo Epstein, right, sit under palm trees as they take questions from reporters during a news conference at the teams baseball spring training facility in Fort Myers, Fla. , Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009.

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From left, Red Sox Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, first baseman Kevin Youkilis, center, and manager Terry Francona, react to a reporter's question during a news conference at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2009.

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From left, Red Sox Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, first baseman Kevin Youkilis, center, and manager Terry Francona, react to a reporter's questionduring a news conference at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2009.

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Boston Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis, center, answer's a reporter's question as Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein looks on during a news conference at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2009.

Newly signed Boston Red Sox pitcher John Smoltz (L) holds up his new jersey as Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein looks on at a news conference at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts January 13, 2009.

Newly-signed Boston Red Sox pitcher John Smoltz (L) speaks to reporters, as Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein looks on, at a news conference at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts January 13, 2009.

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New Boston Red Sox pitcher John Smoltz smiles as he answers reporters question during a news conference at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday Jan. 13, 2009. At right is Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein.

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Boston Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein waits for pitcher John Smoltz to arrive at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday Jan. 13, 2009.

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ESPN's baseball correspondent Peter Gammons, right, with Boston Red Sox executive vice president/general manager Theo Epstein in the background answers a question during the roundtable discussion preceding the Hot Stove, Cool Music concert in Boston, Mass. , Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009.