Insider Expects Red Sox To Pursue 4-Time All-Star Kyle Tucker

"You know, I think any big market team could go for Tucker," Heyman said. "I see the (San Francisco Giants), the Red Sox, (and) potentially the (New York Mets) for Tucker. But, the (Los Angeles Dodgers), to me, make a lot of sense."

Tucker is this year's biggest free agent, following in the footsteps of Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto over the last two years. Tucker is the guy to watch this year after a 22-homer and 73-RBI season after landing with the Chicago Cubs before the 2025 season. Whoever lands Tucker is going to get a game-changing talent. The Cubs went from being an 83-win team in 2024 to racking up 92 wins in 2025. That's obviously not only because of Tucker, but he hasn't had under 4.5 wins above replacement since 2020 and is just 28 years old. Players like him don't become available all the time.

This isn't the first time Heyman specifically has mentioned Boston for Tucker. For Boston, a move only would make sense if the Red Sox not only traded one outfielder, but two. Anthony isn't going anywhere. Ceddanne Rafaela doesn't seem likely to go anywhere either. Duran and Abreu are both popular trade candidates individually. The Red Sox also have Masataka Yoshida and have had Rob Refsnyder as a bench bat, although it's not clear if he will be back.

Until we get closer to Winter Meetings and start to see teams really pursue guys, this is a pipe dream. It's possible. Red Sox obviously pursued Soto last offseason, but nothing can really be considered likely yet. Arguably, a perfect scenario would be Rafaela in center field and then Anthony and Tucker at left and right field. Mix in Yoshida as a designated hitter/fourth outfielder and Refsnyder as a bench bat and that's all the club would need. Flipping Duran and Abreu in trade packages for pitching would then give Boston a pathway towards an even better rotation.