Red Sox 'Still Looking For Starters' With Spring Training Approaching

Boston is not done yet

Scott Neville | Feb 9, 2024

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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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Published Feb 9, 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