On his way out of the hotel where he and David Ortiz agreed on a new 1-year deal, Red Sox GM Ben Cherington told WEEI.com's Rob Bradford not to expect "any significant transactions" before pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training this coming Sunday. Isn't that special?
So, we head into the abyss of 2012 with no everyday major league shortstop, no everyday major league right-fielder and nothing but question marks in the fourth and fifth spots in the starting rotation.