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Hot Stove: Red Sox reportedly among nine teams to have called on Josh Willingham 12.05.11 at 12:01 pm ET
By Jerry Spar

Josh Willingham

According to a Monday morning tweet from ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick, the Red Sox are one of nine teams to have contacted right-handed-hitting outfielder Josh Willingham. Crasnick also mentions the Twins, Indians and Reds among the group pursuing the 32-year-old free agent.

Willingham spent last season with the A’s, hitting .246 with a .332 on-base percentage and .477 slugging mark. He had 26 home runs and 98 RBIs.

Prior to that, he spent two seasons with the Nationals, after three full seasons with the Marlins. His career averages are .262./.361/.475.

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  • Anonymous

    Get a FA WR and draft defense backs and line.

  • Kgrant6

    Give me a break. You know they won’t draft a WR early, it will be some D or O lineman none of us have ever heard of. Or they’ll simply trade one of the early picks for “value” down in the draft. See Wheatly, Whilhite, Butler, Jackson etc…….

  • PatPatriot2012

    This guy is too slow and can’t get open. No thanks.

  • Mcordeira

    focus on defense – you have enough offense – you lost your last 2 super bowls because your defense sucks

  • PatPatriot2012

    I agree to a certain expect that the Patriots need to address the pass rush and holes in the secondary.  However, they also need to get someone who can stretch the field on the offensive side. Perhaps Brandon Lloyd could help.  That GTech wideout was very impressive in the combine, with size, spread, strength and ability to catch.

  • jj

    How about someone that can just make a big play in a Superbowl? Offense OR defense? Lets go 15-1 reg season and lose the Superbowl again. In the meantime the Jets trash talking last year worked and the Giants this year worked. What good is the strategy of keeping your mouth shut? It hasn’t worked in 7 years now. Sick of this %$*@!

  • Karlkoliver

    True, but he has never been fast. His skill has always been in his possession. 

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