MLB Notebook: Remember those moves Red Sox almost made? What might have been

What would have happened if some of the things the Red Sox tried to make happen actually happened. One of the first moves the Sox attempted last off-season was to sign veteran slugger Jose Abreu to a multi-year deal, presumably to (mostly) DH and replace J.D. Martinez. Instead, Abreu went with the Houston Astros. Late last November, according to an industry source, chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom went to sleep believing the Red Sox had an agreement in principle with Abreu, with only some minor contractual matters to be completed.

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