The MLB offseason has been heating up since the Winter Meetings started this weekend with the Yankees trading for Giancarlo Stanton and the Angels signing Shohei Ohtani. The Boston Red Sox finished the 2017 regular season with the best record in the AL East at 93-69 but need to improve considering the moves made by other American League teams this offseason. Here are the top rumors surrounding the Red Sox that you need to know.
Boston expected to land one of three sluggers
The Red Sox are looking to upgrade their lineup by adding a power bat to their lineup and are targeting Eric Hosmer, J.D. Martinez, and Carlos Santana. According to ESPN's Buster Olney, Boston is likely to land one of those three.
The Red Sox saw their arch rivals land best available slugger, but Boston actually in a good position to land 1 of 3 of J.D. Martinez/Carlos Santana/Hosmer, because the # of teams willing to spend big, big dollars on a hitter is limited. The FAs need BOS as much as it needs them.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) December 11, 2017
Boston has also said they're willing to trade Jackie Bradley Jr. in order to acquire a power bat.
J.D. Martinez the most likely signing?
Of those three, Boston will be meeting with Martinez later this week, indicating that he is their top preference, according to ESPN's Scott Lauber.
One day after Giancarlo Stanton came here for a news conference to announce his trade to the New York Yankees, Martinez was en route to the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort on Tuesday evening to meet with potential suitors. According to a source, the Boston Red Sox were among the clubs scheduled to sit down with the free-agent slugger.
"We know who we want," Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said. "There's at least a pool of players that we want. I mean, I have the list in my pocket."
Martinez hit .303 with 45 home runs and 104 RBIs in 199 games last season with both the Detroit Tigers and Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Boston could re-sign Eduardo Nunez
Elsewhere, Boston is interested in re-signing Eduardo Nunez, according to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports.
red sox, blue jays and possibly yankees are among teams in play for eduardo nunez
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 13, 2017
Nunez hit .313 with 12 home runs and 58 RBIs last season.
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