Dear Red Sox fan-

I have a few questions.

Like having AGon for the holidays?

Yeah, I thought so. VMart was not the long-term answer at catcher, so he'd have to play 1st, or DH. And yeah, I'd rather have VMart than Papi at this point, but the Sox have some 2011 (Jeter-like?) tradition coming up too, with Ortiz, and we all know that Gonzalez has been their guy all along.  Do you think Ortiz would loved to get dissed like Jeter was?  Papi would die for 3 years at 17 million a year.  That one could get snarky, but that's "next year," right?
 
Regarding the rest, well, I really think they should let Papelbon walk, and give the job to Bard. With the 10 million they save, maybe they get a better catcher?  I mean are Saltalamacchia and Varitek the answer? "Salty" was hyped early on when he was with Atlanta and Texas, but the luster is off his star at this point. I think Paps needs a new home, plus Bard's stuff is nastier, and his price is a lot cheaper.
 
Re the two big bats, Crawford is two years younger than Werth, but will be more dollars. Werth would give them a right-handed bat they'll need, as they have to be out on Beltre now, right, with Youkilis moving back to 3rd, and Gonzalez at first? I wonder about Werth's ability to deal with Boston media? He seems to be a pretty quiet guy -- not very fan friendly?  Crawford is a stud. He's been a stud for a long time now. It’s been nice that Tampa Bay has had a good team. I don’t have to explain my Yankee hatred anymore to people that think I am a Boston fan.

I’ll tell you one true thing, and that’s that Boston better pray they get either Crawford or Werth to sign before Lee decides where he's going. If Lee signs with Texas, the Yankees may get so mad they sign every other free agent out there?

Hey, if Cliff Lee does sign with the Texas Rangers, the best starter left is Carl Pavano…you don’t think?