Unlike last winter, Red Sox feeling no urgency

Unlike last winter, when the Red Sox struck early and often to upgrade the roster, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski is moving at a deliberate pace so far this Hot Stove season.

But that could change by next week’s Winter Meetings, when Dombrowski and his crew will try to find a bat to replace retired slugger David Ortiz and a primary setup man to fill the void left by the likely departures of free agents Koji Uehara and Brad Ziegler.

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MLB.com and MLB Network will have wall-to-wall coverage of the 2016 Winter Meetings from the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center outside Washington, D.C., starting next Monday. Fans can watch live streaming of all news conferences and manager availability on MLB.com, including the Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 8 at 9 a.m. ET.

The Red Sox haven’t made any acquisitions since being swept by the Indians in an American League Division Series.

Part of that is due to the fact a new Collective Bargaining Agreement hasn’t been reached yet. Red Sox ownership would like to know what the new luxury tax penalty will be before trading for or signing a marquee player.

The narrative has also changed quite a bit for the Red Sox since last winter, when the club had finished in last place for two consecutive seasons and needed an ace and a closer. These days, with a sound young core that is coming off an AL East title, Dombrowski feels he can …

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