The Boston Red Sox, on all accounts, are slated for a very busy offseason. Following three frustrating years, the general consensus is that Red Sox ownership is willing to spend like the big market team that they are, thanks in part to the deluge of top prospects on the verge on making their Major League Baseball debuts.
Those top prospects, however, are almost exclusively position players and the Red Sox’s biggest area of need is very clearly starting pitching. The Red Sox have been linked to multiple free-agent starting pitchers already this winter, and one MLB insider now has continued to fuel the fire by naming Boston the best fit for an international ace.
MIAMI, FL – MARCH 20: Roki Sasaki #14 of Japan delivers a pitch in the first inning against Mexico at loanDepot park on March 20, 2023 in Miami, Florida. MIAMI, FL – MARCH 20: Roki Sasaki #14 of Japan delivers a pitch in the first inning against Mexico at loanDepot park on March 20, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Jasen Vinlove/Miami Marlins/Getty Images