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But the deal then hit two snags. While the Sox were willing to include Coco Crisp and Craig Hansen to get Jones, they were adamant in refusing the Braves' request to include rookie lefty Jon Lester. As good as Oswalt is, the Sox, currently shorthanded in their rotation, couldn't see the logic in subtracting one pitcher to add another. |
The Red Sox engaged the Atlanta Braves in talks for center fielder Andruw Jones. It was the Red Sox' intention to flip Jones to the Astros in exchange for Roy Oswalt, who won 20 games in each of the last two seasons.