Not a whole lot going on today

Kind of a slow news day, Mets are about to sign Tim Redding, then add either Lowe or Perez.

I'll write a little more about the Red Sox acquisitions. What the Red Sox have done over the past two days is as different from the Yankees offseason as possible. The Bombers made big splashes adding top notch players, and really changing the look of the team. The Red Sox didn't really have to make major moves like the Yankees, even with sub par years from Ortiz and Lowell they made the ALCS. What the Red Sox have done is give themselves incredible depth. They have a bench featuring Kotsay and Baldelli. If Drew or Bay were to go down for a while, they have way more than adequate replacements. Adding Smoltz to the rotation (even though word is he may not be ready to pitch at the beginning of the year), gives them a veteran presence at the back end of the rotation that allows Clay Bucholtz more time in AAA, and considering Brad Penny's injury history, guys like Smoltz can move up to fill in the #2 or #3 successfully, or at least better than adding a guy like Sidney Ponson off the scrap heap.