Fairly Insignificant Goings On

The Red Sox have

named Greg Colbrunn as hitting coach;

traded third baseman Danny Valencia to the Orioles;

traded right-handed pitcher Zach Stewart to the Pirates;

traded right-handed pitcher Sandy Rosario to the Athletics; and

not had any discussions with Jon Lester about a potential contract extension (2013 is the last season on current deal, and the team holds an option for 2014).

Speaking of Lester, there have been rumours (via the Kansas City Star) that the Red Sox and Royals have discussed (at least a little bit) a Lester-for-Wil-Myers trade. Check out Alex Speier's detailed take on the idea (here (and here)); SoSH's thread is also informative.