Red Sox Reportedly Making Progress Toward Deal After Strong Meeting

Boston could land their frontline starter in the coming days

Scott Neville | Feb 26, 2024

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The Boston Red Sox have spent most of the offseason sitting back while the rest of the American League East continues to build upon their already superior rosters.

Everyone has waited for Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow to make a splash in his first season at the helm of baseball operations. Thus far, media and fans alike have been highly disappointed as Boston continues to operate frugally for reasons unknown.

With that said, some believe that Breslow could be close to landing a deal for one of the top starters in free agency -- filling by far the biggest need on the roster.

"One National League executive yesterday said 'we hear the Red Sox and Scott Boras had a good meeting recently and may get some deal eventually done on Jordan Montgomery,'" longtime Red Sox pundit Peter Gammons revealed Monday.

The report comes on the heels of ESPN's Buster Olney reporting that the Red Sox had a Zoom meeting with Montgomery recently.

Montgomery posted a 3.20 ERA with a 166-to-48 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .247 batting average against and 1.19 WHIP in 188 2/3 innings between his time with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers last season.

The 31-year-old would become the Red Sox's No. 1 starter and notably improve a club that only feels a few pieces away from playoff contention -- though Boston will need some younger guys to take a step up in 2024.

Montgomery has always appeared to be a slam-dunk addition for Boston so it's nice to see that there appears to be some momentum building over the last couple of days.

With star outfielder and Boras client Cody Bellinger finally accepting a shorter-term deal with opt-outs, we could see Montgomery finally lower his asking price and try again in a year or two.

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Published Feb 26, 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