Red Sox Agree To Sign Carl Crawford  —  The Red Sox started the Winter Meetings with a splash and they won't leave before making another blockbuster addition.  Boston has agreed to a seven-year, $142MM deal with Carl Crawford, according to Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe (on Twitter).

Sources: Cubs targeting Matt Garza  —  Officials from the Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs met for the second time during the Winter Meetings on Wednesday night to discuss the parameters of a trade that would send right-handed pitcher Matt Garza to Chicago for a number of the Cubs' top prospects, according to multiple sources.

LAA to eventually land Carl Crawford? … LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Two sources close to Carl Crawford said they expect the free-agent outfielder eventually to sign with the Los Angeles Angels.  —  Multiple high-ranking baseball sources said Tuesday they expect Crawford to end up in Anaheim.

Do we have our mystery team?  —  Before signing Carl Crawford, the Red Sox may have engaged in some good old-fashioned negotiating hijinks.  —  It would be just like the Sox to throw a monkey wrench into the Yankees' attempt to sign Cliff Lee  —  And this little stunt, if it indeed happened, would have qualified.

Crawford Gets $142M Deal With Red Sox  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Outfielder Carl Crawford has reached a preliminary agreement with the Boston Red Sox on a $142 million, seven-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

Marlins attempted trade for Greinke  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA.  —  The Zack Greinke talk just keeps getting hotter.

Shooting for the moon, Amaro considers Greinke  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. likes to aim high when it comes to acquiring players.  —  A year ago, Amaro's think-big style led to the acquisition of Roy Halladay.  In July, it led to Roy Oswalt.