The Red Sox have already bolstered their starting rotation this offseason by trading for Chicago White Sox southpaw Garrett Crochet.
But could Boston also be in the running for one of the top young pitchers in baseball in Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki?
The 22-year-old righty was posted by his Japanese team, the Chiba Lotte Marines, earlier this month — making him free to sign with an MLB club this winter.
Even though ESPN’s Jeff Passan noted weeks ago that the Los Angeles Dodgers are the frontrunners for Sasaki’s services, MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo reported Wednesday that the Red Sox might make the most sizable push among suitors on the East Coast.