Craig Breslow has his work cut out for him this winter.
The Red Sox — coming off of a third last-place finish in four seasons in 2023 — have several areas of the depth chart that need to be shored up if Boston hopes to shift its perception as regular cellar-dwellers in the AL East.
But if Breslow is looking for a place to start as he tries to accelerate Boston’s ascension as a premier MLB power once again, the choice is obvious.
The 2024 Red Sox need pitching … and lots of it.
And as luck would have it, Boston’s renewed emphasis on contention falls on the same offseason where a generational pitching talent is ready to take on MLB competition.