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Holding pattern

Red Sox manager Terry Francona will be in the press room in about an hour and a half, as part of the annual round of manager Q and A sessions that take place during the winter meetings, but it's not likely he'll have any news to report on the trade/free agent front.

Meanwhile, my colleague Nick Cafardo and I bumped into Mets GM Omar Minaya at dinner last night, and Minaya predicted that Manny won't be traded. The odd thing is, according to Minaya, he hadn't been contacted by the Sox to gauge his interest in Ramirez, even though Minaya, who has known Manny since he was a high school sophomore, has been his most ardent suitor in the past.