For the Red Sox this offseason, the focus seemed to be to the offense. High-priced signings of Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval were intended to bolster the lineup for the next few years. As a consequence of that, an outstanding relief pitcher like Andrew Miller was not re-signed for cost reasons. The Red Sox already had a closer in Koji Uehara, and Miller wanted to cash in on his recent success and took closer money to go to the New York Yankees.
Instead, the Red Sox strategy for this offseason in terms of the bullpen seemed to focus on reclamation projects.