Red Sox’s opening day roster,<\/a> and in his projection, he had the Red Sox signing two-time All-Star third baseman Eugenio Su\u00e1rez to fill the void Bregman left behind.<\/p>\n“The perfect scenario for the Red Sox would be (adding) a pretty good starter at either second base or third base in a sizable trade,” Cotillo wrote. “At some point, though, it becomes a value proposition and it\u2019s clear Breslow doesn\u2019t like the asking prices, at least to this point, on the guys he\u2019s targeting. <\/p>\n
“Running parallel to all of that is what seems to be a slow market for Su\u00e1rez. … A rival agent speculated this week that he thinks Su\u00e1rez\u2019s deal is going to come in much lower than initial projections suggested, meaning the Red Sox might see the value in getting the slugger on a very palatable deal.” <\/p>\n
This is an estimation, not a suggestion that we know what’s going on behind closed doors, but if the price tag on Su\u00e1rez fell below $20 million per year, the Red Sox may simply have to take the plunge.<\/p>\n
At that point, they’d have to shift into salary-saving mode and trade away players like Patrick Sandoval and Masataka Yoshida — both of whom Cotillo predicted would be gone by opening day. They’re making $27 million combined for competitive balance tax purposes.<\/p>\n
Su\u00e1rez is a known commodity at this point: big home run totals, lots of strikeouts, and questionable third-base defense. Are the Red Sox willing to stomach the latter two to receive a huge boost where they need it?<\/p>\n
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