The Yankees may have made all the news this offseason signing C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Mark Teixeira (what no two letter first name?), but the Boston Red Sox have quietly made moves to bolster it’s team to contend with it’s hated rivals.

The Sox have signed John Smoltz (how about having Smoltz as your #3 starter?), Brad Penny (how about Penny as your #4?), Takashi Saito to bolster the bullpen and Rocco Baldelli to add energy off the bench. Oh yeah, they still have the reining AL MVP and on of the best young closers in the game. Maybe they’re taking the Ray’s (who made it to the world series) approach to building a team with smart offseason moves instead of just outspending everyone.