2:17pm: Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe says Giles would have vetoed a deal to the Rays as well. Cafardo believes the Red Sox will continue to monitor the waiver wire for a bench bat. Amalie Benjamin says the Sox weren’t broken up about Giles’ decision, and trade talks didn’t get too far.
12:55pm: It’s official – Giles has blocked the deal. The window has closed. You may recall he originally took less to sign with the Padres back in ’05.
12:35pm: ESPN’s Buster Olney says Giles plans to block a trade to Boston.
8:41am: The Brian Giles situation should be resolved today. New take on it this morning: Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald has a baseball source indicating "the Red Sox claimed Giles out of legitimate interest and not as an attempt to keep another team from claiming him."
Ken Rosenthal wrote yesterday, "the move was apparently designed as a block to prevent the Tampa Bay Rays from claiming Giles, sources say."
