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Red Sox sign Jacoby Ellsbury, six others to one-year deals

boston.com

The Red Sox signed seven of their arbitration-eligible players on Friday, agreeing to one-year contracts with center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury and six relief pitchers.

Gordon Edes, ESPN.com

Jacoby Ellsbury and the Red Sox agreed on a one-year, $9 million deal, one of seven the team made Friday.

Jordan Bastian, MLB.com

Indians manager Terry Francona said he feels the controversial excerpt painted a misleading portrait of the book, "Francona: The Red Sox Years," which was co-written by the Boston Globe's Dan Shaugnessy and is due to hit shelves on Tuesday.

boston.com

Red Sox manager John Farrell is going to get a first-hand look at some of his pitchers in the next few days.