We had some enjoyable with the ridiculousness that’s the Winter Meetings rumor mill this morning, however we do in reality have credible reporting that the Pink Sox have engaged in commerce talks involving not less than 4 former all-stars: Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte, Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager, Astros third baseman Isaac Paredes, and Cardinals utility man Brendan Donovan. After all “talks” might imply something from “right here’s our beginning supply” to “hey, you wanna give us Ketel Marte? No? Okay, ttyl,” so that you don’t have to a lot inventory into potential commerce eventualities now. (Tim Healey, Alex Speier, Boston Globe)
In reality, MLB insider Jon Heyman lately cited the Pink Sox as probably the most lively workforce available on the market: “They’re going to finish up with both Bregman, Bichette or Marte. Plus, they could get Alonso. They’ve talked about Okamoto, they’ve talked about Polanco. I feel they’re going to get two bats.” (Sean T. McGuire, NESN)
You will have seen, although, that Heyman didn’t point out Joe Ryan’s title. That’s as a result of, by all accounts, Craig Breslow has pulled again in his pursuit of a commerce for the Twins pitcher. (Rob Bradford, WEEI)
As for the free agent market, the 2 names to deal with haven’t modified for the reason that begin of the offseason: Alex Bregman and Pete Alonso. How potential/possible is that the Sox land each sluggers as a substitute of 1 or the opposite? (Pete Abraham, Boston Globe)
Whereas we haven’t heard a lot in regards to the Alex Bregman pursuit currently, his agent, Scott Boras, says that “dialogue continues” between the Sox and the free agent third baseman. When requested particularly in regards to the Pink Sox pursuit of Pete Alonso, he was just a little extra imprecise: “We’ve had discussions that (contain) six or seven gamers. Boston and their possession has made it clear to us that they need to add and enhance past what their roster was final yr.” (Sean McAdam, MassLive)
Alex Cora says he’s had loads of dialogue with Alex Bregman, too. Although, if he’s to be believed, it’s solely about private stuff they usually don’t really focus on free company. (Chistopher Smith, MassLive)
Cora talked a bit about Wilyer Abreu, too. And if you happen to’re a type of followers who rolled their eyes each time the lineup was introduced and Abreu wasn’t in it as a result of the Sox had been dealing with a lefty, right here’s some excellent news for you: “With Willy and a few of the lefties, we’ve got to see if they’ll do it. It’s about that point, particularly with Abreu. If he can hit lefties and hit for energy and play protection the way in which he’s finished the previous couple of years, he could be the man.” (Chris Cotillo, MassLive)
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