As doggedly as Theo Epstein has resisted bragging about his trades, the Red Sox general manager made one thing clear after he sent Nomar Garciaparra to the Cubs and bolstered his defense with Orlando Cabrera, Doug Mientkiewicz, and Dave Roberts. No Sox player would benefit more, Epstein predicted, than Derek Lowe. (Full Article: 949 Words)

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