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For what they’re worth, the winter standings

By Nick Cafardo

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 29, 2012

We know from last year — when the Red Sox acquired Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez — that ‘‘winning’’ December and January doesn’t mean you win when it counts.

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