Considering the money involved with Bobby Abreu....I'm not sure he would cost a complete fortune (talent wise). I would guess the Phillies would want financial relief from his contract and of course....the Red Sox can do that. One thing for sure...if they made a move you can guarantee another move would soon follow as they can't have an outfield of Ramirez, Crisp, Pena, Nixon, Abreu, and Kapler.
I still think this is just a move to keep the price up so he stays away from the Yanks.