We're at an interesting point in the Major League Baseball calendar in which rumors and speculation run wild, but moves don't tend to actually get done.

In a typical offseason, you wouldn't typically see any major deal get done until December, but the looming labor problems in the league could expedite things this offseason. Regardless of when moves begin, speculation and rumors have already gotten loud for the Boston Red Sox. Especially when it comes to big bats. For example, ESPN's Paul Hembekides joined Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney and predicted that three-time All-Star Randy Arozarena will join Boston on a nine-figure deal.

"I've got him going to the Boston Red Sox," Hembekides said. "[Four years] for $104 million is my number. I think you'll see Jarren Duran traded. I think his defensive shortcomings will be covered up by the fact that it's such a small left field and they know they need one more bat, especially a right-handed bat.…