As one Scott Boras client left Boston, another one joined the Red Sox on Thursday.
The Red Sox officially announced the signing of Japanese outfielder Masataka Yoshida on Thursday, and while there was some buzz around the signing, many questions still lingered around the departure of Xander Bogaerts.
Boras, who represents both Yoshida and Bogaerts, was at Thursday’s press conference and was asked if the Red Sox, who reportedly offered Bogaerts a six-year, $160 million deal, miscalculated the market as their former shortstop signed an 11-year, $280 million deal with the Padres.
“I’m not sure it’s about miscalculation as much as it is about choices.