Not only are the pundits pessimistic about Boston's chances to land
Giancarlo Stanton in a trade with the Marlins—
now the bookies agree! According to the gambling site
Bovada,
the Red Sox are just the third most likely to get Stanton (+750)—behind the
favorite San Francisco Giants (-250) and the St. Louis Cardinals (+250). It's looking more and more like Boston will need to go the free-agent route to solve its power shortage in the line-up. Stay tuned!
