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The start of spring training is only days away, but the Boston Red Sox have been busy this week.
The Red Sox have bolstered their infield depth over the last few days. On Wednesday, they reportedly agreed to a one-year, $6 million deal with Isiah Kiner-Falefa. On Thursday, they reportedly signed Brendan Rodgers to a Minor League deal.
Both veterans are former Gold Glove winners with the potential to improve Boston’s infield defense. Both are also below-average hitters, however, leaving the Red Sox weak offensively in the infield following Alex Bregman’s departure.
The offseason isn’t over yet, however, and Boston still has time to make moves.
On Friday, The Boston Globe‘s Peter Abraham reported on Bluesky that the Red Sox are “still trying to make a prospect-based trade for a legit bat.”
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Given Boston’s outfield logjam, that bat would likely be in the infield. The Red Sox also seem to be trying to move prospects to avoid weakening their Major League roster.
Unfortunately for Boston, there isn’t much time or options left at this point in the winter. There’s Matt Shaw, Isaac Paredes and perhaps Ketel Marte, but the pickings are slim.
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It also doesn’t help that the Red Sox have already traded numerous prospects over the last 18 months while graduating others to the Major Leagues, significantly depleting their farm system. That’s the cost of not doing much in free agency.
Boston’s made several big trades under Craig Breslow’s watch, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see him pull off another one. It would have to be soon, however, because time is running out.