Red Sox need to play moneyball  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  Before trying to figure out the Red Sox [team stats]' targets in free agency this winter, it'd be nice to know what they can spend.  —  And an examination of the numbers suggests a pretty healthy sum: $30 million-$40 million.

Decision is due on Ortiz option  —  Sides have talked, but he sees no progress  —  For a few more hours, the decision is out of David Ortiz's hands.  The Red Sox hold a one-year, $12.5 million option on their designated hitter that expires at midnight tonight.

Agent: Derek Jeter has huge value … NEW YORK — Derek Jeter's agent has fired back at the Yankees, saying that Jeter's value to the Yankees “cannot be overstated.”  —  Jeter's agent, Casey Close, made his statements Wednesday in response to the public posturing by the Yankees.

Agent on Derek Jeter: ‘(His) Impact Cannot Be Overstated’  —  Derek Jeter's agent on Wednesday responded to comments from Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, who went on New York sports-radio stations the day before and sounded cold-blooded about the negotiations on the star's next contract.

Offseason, free agency could deliver more surprises … Many of baseball's best young players are locked up early in their career nowadays, limiting free-agent lists to lesser lights in some recent years.  But at least this year's free-agent market still contains a trio of players …