The Boston Red Sox lost Alex Bregman, and while that leads to a hole that needs to be fixed, Boston is expected to look at multiple avenues.
Pitching is always important for contending teams, and Boston reportedly continues to explore options, mainly left-handers.
According to Chris Cotillo of MassLive, the Red Sox have shown interest in multiple veteran relievers, putting them in a position to make another addition before spring training.
“External additions remain possible as well. The Red Sox remain in the market for left-handed relief help and have been in touch with multiple veteran southpaws.
“According to sources, they remain engaged with Danny Coulombe, who dominated for the Twins early in the year before a deadline trade to Texas. Longtime Blue Jay Tim Mayza is another target, multiple sources said. Cionel Pérez, who has spent the last four years in Baltimore’s bullpen, is yet another option,” he wrote.
Those are all decent names, but nothing to wow over. Most of them would just give the Red Sox matchup flexibility and guys who could just eat innings.
None of these moves would be splashy, but that isn’t the end all be all with marginal moves like this one.
The Red Sox have had a somewhat weird offseason, but they still feel like a team that can win it all if the front office does what’s needed.
Adding another left-handed reliever would help that.
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