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On Thanksgiving evening, the Red Sox officially announced the acquisition of a potential ace in right-hander pitcher Josh Beckett from the Florida Marlins. Boston also added Gold Glove Award winning third baseman Mike Lowell and right-handed reliever Guillermo Mota in the deal while sending minor league prospects shortstop Hanley Ramírez and right-handed pitchers Aníbal Sánchez, Jesús Delgado and Harvey García to the Marlins.

On December 7, the Sox traded backup catcher Doug Mirabelli to the San Diego Padres for second baseman Mark Loretta. On December 8, the Sox traded Edgar Renteria to the Atlanta Braves for third base prospect Andy Marte. On December 20, Tony Graffanino accepted the Red Sox arbitration offer, but Johnny Damon declined, giving himself until January 8 to re-sign with the Red Sox.

This deadline became moot, as just days after Damon signed a four-year, $52 million deal with the New York Yankees. The Red Sox lost Bill Mueller in free agency to the Dodgers, and Kevin Millar was not offered arbitration and signed with the Baltimore Orioles.

On January 19, 2006, the Red Sox announced that Bronson Arroyo had accepted a three-year contract. However, on March 19 Arroyo was traded to the Reds, along with cash considerations to be named later, for outfielder Wily Mo Peña. Peña had done well in the 2005 season, batting .254 with 19 homeruns. The Red Sox also announced that Theo Epstein would be rejoining the Red Sox in a "full-time baseball operations capacity." On January 24, 2006, it was announced that Epstein would again assume the title of General Manager.

The next day, Mota, Marte, catching prospect Kelly Shoppach and a player to be named later were traded to the Cleveland Indians for center fielder Coco Crisp, relief pitcher David Riske, and backup catcher Josh Bard. Venezuelan shortstop Alex González signed a one-year contract to replace Renteria.

On March 20, Boston traded pitcher Arroyo to the Cincinnati Reds for young slugging outfielder Wily Mo Peña. For the 2006 season, Peña figures to face lefthanded pitchers, while Trot Nixon will start when the Sox are facing a righty. The Red Sox enter the 2006 season with a revamped roster, carrying only three positional starters from their 2004 championship squad.

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