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Red Sox Notes: Youkilis, Phillies, Diamondbacks

A few items on the Red Sox as they get set to take on the Blue Jays in Toronto..

• The Phillies and Diamondbacks have been in Toronto scouting third baseman Kevin Youkilis, tweets Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.  Earlier today, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com identified the Phillies and D'Backs as two of ten clubs that could be in the chase for the veteran.
• Youkilis is too good to just simply give away, opines John Tomase of the Boston Herald.  Instead of selling Youkilis now because plays the same position as rising star Will Middlebrooks, Tomase would like to see the Red Sox find a way to keep him in the lineup.
• The new draft regulations will handcuff what the Red Sox are able to do, Tomase writes.  One of the best examples of Boston taking advantage of their ability to spend in the draft came in 2007 when they gave fifth-round pick Will Middlebrooks $925K rather than the recommendation of $130K.

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