The Boston Globe reports that while the Red Sox and Texas Rangers are talking about swapping CF David Murphy on our end for SP Kameron Loe, nothing is imminent. Loe is a groundball pitcher who had a 3.42 ERA in 92 IP in 2005, making eight starts, and 40 appearances out of the bullpen. He made 15 starts in 2006, but his year was wrecked by injuries. He ended up going 3-6 with a 5.86 ERA.
The Red Sox tampered with J.D. Drew? Well, the Dodgers tampered with the Red Sox, too. (Allegedly on both ends, of course.) Rotoworld has it:
One involves alleged attempts by Dodgers manager Grady Little and bench coach Dave Jauss — both of whom used to work for the Red Sox — to contact Manny Ramirez. The other two pertain to the Dodgers supposedly contacting two Red Sox front office employees about potential jobs without seeking permission from the team. “There