The Miami Marlins continue to look for help at first base and they have added Allen Craig to their list of targets.

The Boston Red Sox acquired Craig from the St. Louis Cardinals at midseason, along with Joe Kelly, in exchange for John Lackey.

Chase Headley stands to benefit from the contracts Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez received from the Boston Red Sox earlier this week.

It doesn't hurt that Headley, who the New York Yankees acquired at midseason, isn't tied to draft pick compensation.

The Yankees have expressed their desire to re-sign Headley.

Having missed out on Pablo Sandoval, the San Diego Padres are now focused on improving via trade.

The Padres are believed to have reached out to the Boston Red Sox about Yoenis Cespedes.

Cespedes is only under contract through the 2015 season.

Boston Red Sox owner John W. Henry says the team remains "hopeful" of re-signing Jon Lester and indicated a willingness to exceed the $189 million luxury tax threshold in order to do so.

"The way it's structured, you can blow through [the threshold] one year," Henry said. "Again, for next year we have tremendous flexibility, so we could go through for one year. It would not overly affect us [trying to re-sign Lester], but we're hopeful.''

Henry left no doubt that after signing Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez, Lester is Boston's top target.

"Obviously we're doing everything we can to sign a top-tier pitcher, Jon Lester,'' he said. "And hopefully he'll come back."

Jon Lester has drawn interest from multiple teams and has an offer on the table from the Chicago Cubs.

"What I'm hearing is the Chicago Cubs have made a significant offer -- significant north of $135 million," David Kaplan said on his "Kap and Haugh" radio show Tuesday morning.

The $135 million offer is believed to be for six years.

The Seattle Mariners are looking to acquire a right-handed-hitting corner outfielder via trade and have had talks on Yoenis Cespedes, Matt Kemp and Justin Upton.

Cespedes and Upton are entering the final years of their respective contracts, while Kemp is owed more than $100 million over the next five seasons.

The Boston Red Sox have finalized their contract agreement with Pablo Sandoval.

Sandoval's five-year deal is worth $95 million and includes a sixth-year club option worth $17 million, with a $5 million buyout, according to a source.

Sandoval is scheduled to be introduced Tuesday at a news conference at Fenway Park.

The Boston Red Sox are expected to try and shed outfield payroll after signing Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval this week.

Assuming Ramirez is slated to play in left field and Sandoval at third, Boston would have Ramirez ($18 million), Shane Victorino ($13 million), Rusney Castillo ($10.36 million), Yoenis Cespedes ($9 million) and Allen Craig ($6.66 million) in the outfield.

They also have Mookie Betts, who is making just above the league minimum but is a potential star.

The Boston Red Sox made waves by signing Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval on Monday, but the New York Yankees won't react by making big moves of their own.

Three club officials said Boston's moves won't stir New York to stray what is expected to be a conservative offseason.

Even after signing Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval, the Boston Red Sox remain "very much engaged" with free-agent Jon Lester, according to a report.

The Red Sox traded Lester to the Oakland Athletics for Yoenis Cespedes at the trade deadline.

It was reported by the Boston Globe last week that Boston offered Lester a six-year deal worth between $110 and $120 million.