With spring-training workouts now less than five weeks away, the Red Sox continue to be linked to power-hitting outfielders.
After reported Boston free-agent target Teoscar Hernández signed a one-year with the Dodgers this weekend, the Red Sox are reportedly pivoting to another lineup regular with plenty of pop at the plate.
According to MLB reporter Héctor Gómez, the Red Sox have been one of the most aggressive suitors for free agent Jorge Soler, with Gomez labeling Boston as the current frontrunner for the Cuban-born outfielder’s services.
MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo added on Monday evening that while the Red Sox are in the mix for Soler — along with teams like the Diamondbacks, Angels, Marlins, and Blue Jays — sources “were not under the impression anything was close between” Boston and Soler.