Red Sox Still In Contact With Pair Of Frontline Starters Despite Pessimism
The Boston Red Sox are less than a month away from spring training with expectations at an all-time low.
Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow could add one of the two impact starters available and a solid right-handed bat to put Boston in the playoff contention conversation.
However, the Red Sox brass spent almost all of Winter Weekend talking about lowering payroll and punting on the 2024 season. Despite this, Breslow reportedly is still making a run for the top starters on the market.
“Red Sox did their best to tamp down expectations this weekend, but they’re still in contact with the top remaining free-agent starters,” The Boston Globe’s Peter Abraham reported Sunday. “Whether they’re serious or not is the question. This much is true: majority of fans are angry. They could be hoping prices drop and somebody like (Jordan) Montgomery makes sense. Or it’s just posing so they can claim they tried.”
It’s flat-out odd how long it’s taken Montgomery and Blake Snell to sign this winter, indicating that neither player has received the contracts they are seeking.
Snell is a less likely fit given the team’s need for innings and consistency but there is a slim chance of Red Sox owner John Henry greenlighting a deal with Montgomery.
Despite how often they object to it, the Red Sox ownership is not showing signs that they are trying to compete this season. With that said, I would advise not getting hopes up.
