With Bregman unsigned the Red Sox infield is Marcelo Mayer and Trevor Story along with Triston Casas, Romy Gonzalez, David Hamilton and Nick Sogard. I dont think Im missing anyone.
I just dont see how you can possibly go into next season without two new opening day infielders. But I just dont see Boston shelling out the money to acquire them.
I think Boston needs two of Bregman, Bichette, Okatami, Marte, Contreras, Suarez, or some other trade target we didnt know was available.
Not every combo in that list makes sense, but all the ones that do are going to cost this team at least 40 million in additional money and if the last few years are a guide, the Sox basically treat the luxury tax like an informal salary cap. I just dont see them blasting 15 mil outside of it.
Im worried the two options here are going to be 1) add one of those bats and leave us short an MLB infielder come opening day. or 2) bring in two of those options but end up shelling out really significant prospect capital to get teams to eat money and keep us right around that tax line.
Thats not even getting to the rotation where Ive just conceded that Sonny Gray is going to be our front line number 2 pitcher Breslow claimed hed get.