According to the Boston Globe's Tony Massarotti, Derek Lowe is among the most probable targets for the Red Sox, and the team has already asked agent Scott Boras about the 35-year-old righthander, "With regard to this year's [free-agent] market, in particular, a major league source has confirmed that the Sox have inquired with agent Scott Boras about Lowe, interest deemed sincere enough that Boras has equipped the Sox with one of his famed marketing portfolios, or 'books,' on the player's value." Massarotti writes that Lowe "has never has been shy about declaring his fondness for Boston and East Coast baseball -- largely because he is the safest and most reliable option, assuming the Sox can get him for what they would term 'value'."