The Boston Red Sox would like to add to their big-league roster with multiple impact free agents available and spring training on the horizon.
Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has been vocal about adding starting pitching and an impact right-handed bat with positional versatility to replace Justin Turner's production in a revamped role.
Breslow reportedly has not slowed his efforts for the priority of the two vacancies, bolstering the pitching staff.
"The (Texas) Rangers may be waiting on a ruling from the bankruptcy court but remain logical for (Jordan) Montgomery. The Red Sox are still looking into starters and could be another option," the New York Post's Jon Heyman wrote Thursday.
Montgomery would be the obvious choice as the most impactful addition the Red Sox could make. Blake Snell would drastically improve the staff as well but he has a qualifying offer attached and is not coming to Boston.
Outside of the top two, Michael Lorenzen (9-9, 4.18 ERA in 2023), Hyun-jin Ryu (3-3, 3.46 ERA) and Mike Clevinger (9-9, 3.77 ERA) appear to be the best fits barring a shocking addition of controversial Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer.
The Red Sox offseason has been a massive disappointment thus far but Breslow could at least salvage it to some degree -- especially if he landed Montgomery and a semi-notable right-handed hitter.
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