Pablo Sandoval

Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval talked to reporters Sunday and insisted, in no uncertain terms, that losing weight wasn't a priority this offseason.

"I did my work to be an athlete on the field," he said, per Sean McAdam of CSN New England. "I didn't try to lose weight."

Nobody can say the Boston Red Sox are lacking in stars heading into 2016. To rise from the depths of the AL East, all they need is for their stars to live up to their track records.

Now for the part where we cast the ol' side-eye at Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval.

Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval, nicknamed "Kung Fu Panda," has long drawn attention due to his weight. It rarely got in the way of his performance on the field, but Sandoval's first season of a five-year, $95 million deal with the Red Sox was the worst of his eight-year career. 

After battling a left forearm contusion, jammed thumb and right elbow contusion, Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval has been diagnosed with pneumonia, according to CSN New England's Sean McAdam. 

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The speculation just never ends for the likes of Carlos Gonzalez and James Shields.

Both standouts survived the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline and have so far survived the August waiver period, but the next big question is if those guys could be headed out of town when the offseason arrives. In the process of ranking the 10 MLB stars who are most likely to be traded this winter, an assortment of factors were taken into consideration:

Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval suffered a bruised elbow as a result of getting hit by a pitch in Saturday's game against the Seattle Mariners. X-rays were negative, but Sandoval is still missing game action.

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Third baseman Pablo Sandoval was expected to bring his winning ways to the Boston Red Sox this season after prevailing in three World Series with the San Francisco Giants, but the Kung Fu Panda is on the mend with a quad injury suffered against the Toronto Blue Jays on June 13, per

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