Red Sox nab Crawford in off-season's biggest deal

While the Yankees diddle daddle with their own free agents, i.e. Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter, the rival Boston Red Sox have been busy this week. First they landed a trade for San Diego's powerful first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, now they have a new lead-off hitter in left fielder Carl Crawford.

Crawford agreed to a seven year $142 million deal with Boston, Wednesday to compete with the Yankees who are still waiting to hear back from Cliff Lee on a potential five to six year $140 million deal.

If Lee doesn't come to the Yankees, it will be a huge blow to their off-season plans, and it will give the Red Sox a huge early edge, at least on paper.