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This time last season, the Boston Red Sox were 45-34 and in second place in the AL East (thank you, Baseball-Reference.com , you are awesome). They were on pace to win 92 games. Despite the team's strong pace, then-GM Theo Epstein was active at the trade deadline. He brought in Mike Aviles via an under-the-radar deal with the Kansas City Royals and he executed a deal to acquire Erik Bedard from ...