Another elite reliever jumped off the board yesterday, when the Colorado Rockies snatched up Wade Davis and locked him into a three-year, $52 million contract, according to multiple reports.
The Red Sox are still on the sidelines. And the pool of available relievers is getting thin.
The top relief arms remaining are Scott Boras clients Greg Holland and Tony Watson. Addison Reed, who closed for the New York Mets before impressing out of a set-up role with the Red Sox following a July trade, is also available.
Beyond those three, the list rapidly disintegrates. Matt Belisle, Bud Norris, Matt Albers and a soon-to-be-43-year-old Koji Uehara are among the best of the rest.