The Red Sox have landed left fielder Carl Crawford and will sign him to a seven year deal. Carl Crawford is coming off a 19 homerun season and will earn $142 million in the deal. Crawford has never hit 20 or more homeruns in a single season. He will be the first position player to ever sign a $100 million deal without hitting the 20 homerun mark.
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