The Boston Red Sox have a closer capable of locking down the ninth inning. Now they are looking to add a reliever they can trust to get the ball to Craig Kimbrel.
Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski spoke with the media at the GM meetings on Tuesday, indicating that one of the top items on his agenda this offseason will be acquiring a setup man to work the eighth inning.
Boston’s bullpen finished fourth in the American League with a collective 4.00 ERA this season, a vast improvement from the previous year when they finished next to last.