BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 16: Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom of the Boston Red Sox speaks during the 2020 Boston Baseball Writers Dinner hosted by The Sports Museum on January 16, 2020 at the Seaport Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
The Red Sox aim to add pitching they control beyond next season
There are a variety of paths that the Boston Red Sox could take to upgrade their pitching staff but it’s clear that mortgaging their future for short-term gain isn’t one of them.
The Red Sox intend to be aggressive in free agency but they aren’t ignoring the trade market as a potential solution to their starting rotation needs.