As long as Major League Baseball’s lockout lingers, teams aren’t allowed to make any trades or sign free agents.
If and when the lockout does eventually end, a flurry of moves will presumably follow. While the Red Sox don’t have any obvious or glaring holes, chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom is never shy and likely isn’t finished fine-tuning the roster.
One name to keep an eye on is powerful and versatile infielder Trevor Story. The free-agent Story, who has hit .272 with 158 home runs and 450 RBIs in six years with the Colorado Rockies, would be a natural fit in many ways.