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The outrageous deal signed by Jayson Werth with the Washington Nationals (7 years, $126 million) has had a chilling effect on any chance of the Red Sox pursuing Carl Crawford. Estimates are the more talented Crawford would command upwards of $150 million—a neighborhood the Red Sox do not want to inhabit.