The World Series will come to an end this week and a new Champion will be crowned. What does this mean for the Red Sox? It means that the five-day exclusive negotiating period between the front office and the team’s pending free agents will soon be upon us. While it seems unlikely that many, if any, deals will get done during that time, the right approach could give the Sox the upper hand with regard to these players once free agency starts.

This week’s question is, of the pending Red Sox free agents, which player does the team NEED to bring back for 2012 and/or beyond?

Head on over to the right sidebar to cast your vote!! >>>>>>>>>

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Last week’s poll asked you what your opinion of the Red Sox front office was amid all the shenanigans. Over 50 percent of the voters thought that the brass didn’t handle things too well.

  • They didn’t handle things too well. (53%, 124 Votes)
     
  • It’s just business. Both sides are guilty (17%, 39 Votes)
     
  • What a bunch of jerks! (15%, 36 Votes)
     
  • They made the right moves to change the culture of this team (10%, 23 Votes)
     
  • Can you blame them with this team’s behavior? (5%, 12 Votes)