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Red Sox Agree To Sign Cody Ross

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The Red Sox have reached a deal with outfielder Cody Ross, tweets Ken
Rosenthal of FOX Sports. A team source told Michael Silverman of the Boston
Globe that it's a one-year contract, and ESPN Boston's Gordon Edes reports
the deal is worth roughly $3MM plus incentives (all Twitter links). Ross is
represented by SFX.

Ross played all three outfield positions for the Giants last season and hit
.240/.325/.405 line with 14 home runs in 461 plate appearances. A
right-handed hitter, Ross projects to join the left-handed hitting Ryan
Sweeney in a right field platoon, though Ross could also get a few starts in
left field for Carl Crawford (also a lefty bat) against tough southpaws.

The Mets, Athletics, Reds, Braves and Rockies were all connected to Ross at
various points this winter, with Boston seemingly moving into the lead once
they freed up some payroll space by trading Marco Scutaro to Colorado. With
Ross in the fold, a source tells Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe that the
Sox will still try to add a starting pitcher with the money saved from the
Scutaro deal.

The two sides seemed to come closer to a deal over the course of the day,
with ESPN New York's Adam Rubin saying Ross would "probably" join the Sox and
Abraham reporting that the club had "made some progress" with the free agent
outfielder (all Twitter links).

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