Red Sox Attempted To Acquire Hanley Ramirez

According to Jon Heyman and Tom Verducci of SI.com, "the Red Sox made a play to re-acquire Marlins superstar Hanley Ramirez after losing out to the rival Yankees for star free agent Mark Teixeira."  The Marlins listened, but no agreement was reached and talks have ended.  The Marlins coveted players such as Jacoby Ellsbury and Clay Buchholz, but they’d need to be bowled over to trade their young shortstop. 

Ramirez, 25, is signed at a discount through the 2014 season.  Juan C. Rodriguez says trading him would make no sense for the Marlins.