{"id":508816,"date":"2026-01-07T00:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/508816\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T00:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:36:12","slug":"ex-mlb-gm-takes-notice-of-the-offseason-the-red-sox-have-had-so-far-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/508816\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-MLB GM takes notice of the offseason the Red Sox have had so far"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ex-MLB GM takes notice of the offseason the Red Sox have had so far<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Playing in a division like the American League East, the Boston Red Sox<\/a> need to be at their best every season. That was not so much the case in 2025, as they had trouble being consistent.<\/p>\n

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They finished the regular season with a record of 89-73, which was an upgrade over what they did in 2024, but it was not enough to make the postseason.<\/p>\n

The fanbase is hoping that will change in 2026, as the club has made multiple moves to potentially put together a better product on the field for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n

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Ex-MLB GM takes notice of the offseason the Red Sox have had so far<\/p>\n

The Red Sox have made multiple moves that should put them in a better place for the 2026 season. In November, they engaged in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> to acquire starting pitcher Sonny Gray.<\/p>\n

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In December, they made another trade with the Cardinals to acquire Willson Contreras, and they also acquired Johan Oviedo and Jake Bennett.<\/p>\n

With this, The Athletic’s Jim Bowden<\/a> places Boston as the fifth most-improved club so far over the offseason.<\/p>\n

“Boston traded some good prospects that [Chaim] Bloom was really high on for starter Sonny Gray and first baseman Willson Contreras. Gray is the Red Sox’s new No. 2 starter and slots behind Garrett Crochet. Contreras is a significant upgrade at first base and he will supplant Triston Casas and others as the everyday first baseman.”<\/p>\n

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Boston could certainly keep improving. As Bowden later states, the club is still in the running to sign Alex Bregman, Bo Bichette, or Eugenio Suarez.<\/p>\n

If they can come to terms with one of these players, Bowden will potentially have to revise his list and move the Red Sox a couple of spots further ahead of where he currently lists them.<\/p>\n

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