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Red Sox Close To Acquiring Marlon Byrd
By Mike Axisa [April 21, 2012 at 10:59am CST]
The Red Sox are close to acquiring Marlon Byrd from the Cubs, reports Nick
Cafardo of The Boston Globe (on Twitter http://tinyurl.com/887mefg). Boston has
been actively exploring the outfield market following Jacoby Ellsbury's
shoulder injury.
Byrd, 34, has just three singles and one walk in 47 plate appearances this
season, resulting in a .070/.149/.070 batting line. He hit .276/.324/.395 in
482 plate appearances last season while missing time with multiple fractures
after taking a pitch to the face, an injury that occurred in Fenway Park.
Byrd is in the final season of his three-year, $15MM contract and will earn
$6.5MM this year.