Red Sox fans looking for good news this offseason haven’t much comfort on MLB’s transaction wire.
Hopes of a “full throttle” winter have ground to a halt in record time. Boston has primarily stood on the sidelines as top talent like Yoshinobu Yamamoto put pen to paper elsewhere.
Yes, Craig Breslow and the Red Sox have juggled around their roster. Boston traded away pieces like Chris Sale and Alex Verdugo — while adding new faces like righty Lucas Giolito, second baseman Vaughn Grissom, and outfielder Tyler O’Neil.
But Boston’s unwillingness to flex its fiscal muscle could have the Red Sox franchise coming off a third last-place finish in four years staring at yet another underwhelming summer in 2024.