Red Sox Have Strong Odds To Land Frontline Starter According To National Media

Boston desperately needs to improve the rotation

Scott Neville | Feb 2, 2024

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Will Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow finally make a move that moves the needle?

The first-time leader of baseball operations has admitted that he's yet to make a notable free-agent signing but still has some options remaining with a few weeks until pitchers and catchers report to spring training.

The most logical fit who has been linked to Boston by just about every notable reporter is left-hander Jordan Montgomery. Unlike his peer Blake Snell, the 31-year-old has been a model of consistency and does not have a qualifying offer attached to him.

USA Today's staff made predicted where the top remaining free agents will land and the Red Sox received some love despite their lack of activity and claims of a lower payroll in 2024.

Gabe Lacques and Scott Boeck both predicted Montgomery will call Fenway Park home next season.

"At some point, public shaming of Red Sox officials for their lack of action has to pay off," Lacques wrote Wednesday.

"The Red Sox are in need of an additional veteran arm to compete in the American League East and Montgomery's wife is currently interning at a Boston hospital," Boech wrote. "Could be a perfect fit for the left-hander."

There is no doubt that Montgomery is the most logical free-agent fit remaining for the Red Sox. That has been the case since Yoshinobu Yamamoto inked his deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Still, it's difficult to envision a scenario where ownership greenlights a six-figure contract for a 31-year-old pitcher after making it clear that winning is far from the top priority.

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Published Feb 2, 2024

SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu