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Boston Has Inquired About Stephen Drew

Looking for a shortstop, the Red Sox have contacted the Diamondbacks about the availability of Stephen Drew.

Boston is believed to be looking at Marco Scutaro currently, but Drew and even free-agent Adam Everett are options as well.

In addition, a report in the New York Daily News suggested that the Red Sox and Marlins have discussed a deal involving Hanley Ramirez.

Via Boston Globe

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D-Backs Unlikely To Go After Johnson

The Diamondbacks aren't expected to go after free-agent first baseman Nick Johnson.

Arizona is looking for a veteran at the position and Johnson's name has been mentioned, but the club doesn't have much money to spend and multiple teams are interested in 31-year-old.

Via MLBlogs Network

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Cubs Trade Aaron Heilman To Arizona

The Cubs have eight players who are arbitration-eligible, but trimmed the number they have to give raises to by one on Thursday, trading Aaron Heilman to the Arizona Diamondbacks for two Minor League prospects.

Heilman, 31, was 4-4 with a 4.11 ERA in 70 games in his only season in Chicago. The right-handed reliever was on a long list of arbitration-eligible players, joining Carlos Marmol, Mike Fontenot, Jeff Baker, Sean Marshall, Ryan Theriot, Koyie Hill and Angel Guzman. Marmol, Fontenot, Theriot and Guzman are first-time arbitration-eligible, but all will get raises.

"We feel like we got two solid prospects from the Diamondbacks," Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said Thursday. "As we move forward in the winter, the way our big league club sets up and the way we have a lot of arb guys, we felt we needed to move some people a little bit before we get to Indianapolis [for the Winter Meetings]."

Via MLB.com

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