Tavarez Is On The Trading Block

The Red Sox are taking offers for Julian Tavarez at the Winter Meetings. He could be a good fit as a 5th starter for many clubs that need pitching. So far the Rockies have expressed interest in landing him. The Rockies have Fuentes who was rumored to be included in a trade deal for Lowrie earlier in the week so they could get together with the Red Sox on a deal. Boston is still in need of a right handed relief pitcher, a backup catcher and a backup corner infielder to replace Hinske. If they are shopping Tavarez that could me that Coco will not be available to trade for those needs. No news on Santana yet.

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Rockies Are Looking to Take Another Beating

According to the Denver Post, the Colorado Rockies have contacted Matt Clement's agent to try to work out a deal for the free agent pitcher. The Arizona Diamondbacks are also interested. In 2006 Clement went 6-6 with a 6.61 ERA, he did not make it to the show in 2007. For this great effort he was paid $9.5 million this season by the Red Sox. If the Rockies need starting pitching that bad their losing streak is likely to continue next year.

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