Teams interested in the top four available free agents include the Red Sox.
It may only take Agent Scott Boras, who represents all four, to persuade Red Sox ownership to make a spending commitment. Boston would be welcome to take part in one or more bidding wars, and the renowned super agent will keep reaching out to the largest markets.
According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday, “enough teams are interested in the Boras Four this time around that each could very well land nine-figure deals.” “Among the teams that have indicated interest in at least one of the players, according to sources: the San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels.”
The Red Sox don’t really need Bellinger or Chapman, but they do need Montgomery and Snell.”Texas and Boston make sense for Montgomery, while the Yankees and Angels have dabbled in the Snell sweepstakes,” Passan said.
The Red Sox ownership has publicly said that they anticipate having a smaller payroll than they had a year ago for the upcoming season. Not that the national media has stopped covering Boston expenditures in spite of this.It’s possible that some of the reasons stems from ownership’s erratic messaging, which makes it difficult to think they really have clear intentions.
Boston has been mentioned by both Passan and Jon Heyman of the New York Post as possible destinations for elite free agents ever since Winter Weekend, which was marked by gloomy remarks from ownership and Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow.
Passan’s assessment that Montgomery is probably closer to Texas or Boston was shared by Heyman. Along with the Red Sox as a possible suitor for Snell, he also identified them as a dark horse contender for outfielder and designated hitter Jorge Soler.
Several knowledgeable people still think Boston is a contender for front-line starting pitching, but it’s not worth getting too excited about.