The Red Sox have already made some upgrades to their bullpen this offseason, signing both Aroldis Chapman and Justin Wilson earlier this winter.
But is Boston still setting its sights on the top reliever on the open market in Tanner Scott? Former MLB GM Jim Bowden seems to think so.
“The most-impactful closer on the market has yet to sign and teams are lining up for him but waiting for the asking price to drop,” Bowden wrote in his latest piece in The Athletic. “The Red Sox are the clear front-runners for Scott.