Sources told ESPN's Peter Gammons and ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney on Tuesday that the Red Sox are on the verge of acquiring Mark Kotsay from the Braves. Boston is talking to Kotsay, who was held out of the Braves lineup on Tuesday, about his limited no-trade clause. ESPN.com has learned that Kotsay cleared waivers earlier this month, so the Braves can trade him to any team.