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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RedSox?src=hash">#RedSox</a> acquiring Kimbrel from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Padres?src=hash">#Padres</a>. Return not yet known.</p>— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="

">November 14, 2015</a></blockquote>

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Dombrowski builds a bullpen first.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Source: That's the entire deal: Asuaje, Allen, Guerra and Margot for Kimbrel. No one else involved.</p>— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) <a href="

">November 14, 2015</a></blockquote>

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Javier Guerra

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Source: That's the entire deal: Asuaje, Allen, Guerra and Margot for Kimbrel. No one else involved.</p>— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) <a href="

">November 14, 2015</a></blockquote>

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Looks like they did OK not moving him at the deadline.

He's a beast but not quite the force he was a couple years ago.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Red Sox made that trade and still have Espinoza, Moncada, Devers, Benintendi (+ more) at the top of the farm system.</p>— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) <a href="

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#Three and #Six were traded.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Red Sox made that trade and still have Espinoza, Moncada, Devers, Benintendi (+ more) at the top of the farm system.</p>— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) <a href="
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#Three and #Six were traded.

Thanks for the info, Mr. Weams! :)

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Red Sox made that trade and still have Espinoza, Moncada, Devers, Benintendi (+ more) at the top of the farm system.</p>? JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) <a href="
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#Three and #Six were traded.

Yup and they still have talent at 12 that would be in our top 5 :(

Perfect end to a depressing day, the Blow Sox fill a need, we get back a guy we don't really need. Sorry to be negative but this day has blown.

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Yup and they still have talent at 12 that would be in our top 5 :(

Perfect end to a depressing day, the Blow Sox fill a need, we get back a guy we don't really need. Sorry to be negative but this day has blown.

No problem. Hey, they can afford that contract for a closer. And he is a good one. Wonder how he will like Fenway though ;)

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