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As Red Sox Nation sighs in relief to see Cliff Lee bypass New York for the Lone Star State, WEEI's Rob Bradford reports that Theo Epstein and the Boston front office have started showing some interest in acquiring Philadelphia OF Jayson Werth. While "no deal is imminent," trading for the soon-to-be type-A free agent Werth could go a long way toward shoring up a Red Sox lineup crippled by injury. During the past few months, the Red Sox' lineup has hemmoraged players, particularly outfielders. Currently the Sox are without All-Star 2B Dustin Pedroia, All-Star C Victor Martinez, veteran backstop Jason Varitek, speedy OF Jacoby Ellsbury, reserve OF Jeremy Hermida, 3B Mike Lowell, and reserve infielder Jed Lowrie. OF Mike Cameron is playing through serious abdominal pain, and All-Star 1B ...

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