Despite being mentioned as potential suitors for a top-of-the-market starting pitcher this offseason, the Red Sox reportedly never seriously pursued one individual.
The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier wrote that Boston wasn’t ‘meaningfully involved’ in conversations surrounding signing free agent right-hander Aaron Nola. Nola, 30, signed a seven-year, $172 million contract to return to the Philadelphia Phillies on Nov. 19.
MLB Network’s Jon Morosi listed the Red Sox as a landing spot that made sense for Nola on Nov. 10.
Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow openly stated that his team needs a ‘bonafide starter or two’.