Projo Sox Blog

BY SEAN McADAM
Journal Sports Writer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It's tough to figure out which free agent reserve players the Sox might be interested in.

Theo Epstein said Wednesday night that the Sox have an interest in approximately a half-dozen players, all of them role players.

Since the backup catchers pool is rather shallow -- Rod Barajas was considered, then ruled out -- it's a safe bet that most of the action centers around someone to replace Eric Hinske as the backup first baseman.

Russell Branyan has been talked about, though it seems he's pretty far down on the list, probably because of his high strikeout totals.

Other possibilities could include Ryan Klesko and Corey Koskie, both of whom are left-handed -- an added bonus.

From the right side, there's Jeff Cirillo -- who, like Koskie, plays third -- and Olmedo Saenz.

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