[UPDATE: Scutaro Signs?] Scutaro holds private workout for Red Sox

First, we hear that the Red Sox have requested medical records on Marco Scutaro. Now, Jerry Crasnick tells us that Scutaro worked out in Miami with special assistant to the general manager, Allard Baird, in presence. (Baird is one of Epstein's right-hand men, a keen evaluator who failed at being a general manager in Kansas City.) Crasnick notes the workout seems to have alleviated concerns about a heel injury Scutaro suffered late in the '09 season. It seems as if a contract offer is headed Scutaro's way. Boston would have to give up his first round pick, No. 29, to sign Scutaro. The team already has No. 20 thanks to Billy Wagner inking with Atlanta. UPDATE: A Venezuela newspaper reports that Marco Scutaro has signed with the team. They often jump the gun, so tread with caution.

Wagner to Atlanta, Pedroia to Short, Tito Really to the Tea Cabinet?

Pedroia to Short? Sometimes, the answer is so obvious that it was staring you in the face the entire time. Well, maybe Pedroia to short isn’t that obvious, but I’m surprised that it took this long for anyone to suggest the move at all, myself included. There are risks here, though. Pedroia was moved off short for a reason. Even during the minor leagues, many scouts liked him at the keystone long term. Now, three seasons into his major league career at second base, there is no saying what his arm or his range will look like across the diamond. Though he’s got great fielding skills for a second baseman, there are differences in reading grounders, going to the left up the middle, throwing distances, positional defensive standards, and a litany of other concerns when changing positions...