Sox / Rays talking Jermaine Dye deal

Possibly, but I believe the Sox have talked with the Rays and may be still talking with the Rays. The Sox have their lists of what guys they want from other organizations and they've probably talked to 20 other teams about different players and different scenarios by now. Most of them stay under wraps and, at least to me, it seems like only the blatantly obvious talks make it out. Everyone knows TB is looking to deal Jackson and everyone knows they need an OF, just like everyone knows the Sox have items the Mets want. It makes sense for "word" to slip out regarding talks with those teams but the "word" that comes out of it may not be at all accurate.