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Dombrowski: Red Sox received 5 new trade proposals Monday

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Dave Dombrowski keeps getting calls about trade prospects, but doesn't seem keen on pulling the trigger on any of them yet.

The Boston Red Sox president said on Monday alone he's received ample offers to make a deal, but he hasn't quite found the right one.

"I can tell you today we've received five trade proposals that I hadn't received before today from other clubs calling me," Dombrowski told reporters. "So that's why this time of year is very interesting.

"We also have some real good young players in our organization, so some people are looking for those players," he added. "I can say we're not close to making any trades at this moment.”

Earlier in the day, a rival executive said Dombrowski is still searching for "something big," which would likely entail a trade involving high-end prospects Andrew Benintendi or Yoan Moncada.

The Red Sox already made a big splash with the acquisition of left-hander Drew Pomeranz, but was overshadowed when the Chicago Cubs acquired Aroldis Chapman on Monday.

Either way, Dombrowski believes his team is doing OK, even if nothing else by way of trades materializes.

"I'm not looking to necessarily make something significant because we already added," he said. "We have five solid starters."

"Could they be better? Sure. Everybody, if we had five All-Star starters, we're better. But we have five guys we like," he added. "Our offense is the best in baseball as far as run production is concerned. Now, can we be better? Sure. Will we be open-minded? Sure. But I don't see that there's a driving force."

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