Sean McAdam is reporting that the Boston Red Sox have spoken to the San Diego Padres about Dylan Cease.

Chandler Rome is reporting that the Boston Red Sox have signed Alex Bregman to a 3 year/$120 million contract.

Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Boston Red Sox have shown interest in Justin Turner. Turner is rumored to be a backup option for the Chicago Cubs as well if they don't sign Alex Bregman.

Buster Olney is reporting that Alex Bregman is likely to sign soon with one of the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs or Detroit Tigers.

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Fangraphs currently projects the Red Sox to have the 4th best pitching staff in baseball but the 24th best position players.

Fangraphs currently projects the Red Sox to be worth 41.3 WAR in 2025, which would rank 13th in major league baseball. It would also mean that four other wild card teams finish ahead of them for a playoff spot. Their current worst positions are C (1.3 WAR), SS (1.4 WAR) and DH (1.7 WAR).

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Brendan Campbell is reporting that the Red Sox are signing outfielder Kolby Johnson to a minor league contract. Kolby Johnson hit .308/.380/.459 with 32 steals for the Staten Island FerryHawks of the independent Atlantic League (comparable to AA or AAA).

The Red Sox have acquired C Blake Sabol from the San Francisco Giants in return for international bonus pool space. Sabol is a lefthanded hitting catcher who can platoon with Connor Wong and is above average at framing pitches. Also can play other positions, which Cora likely appreciates.

MLB Pipeline conducted a poll of MLB executives asking them who was most likely to win Rookie of the Year in 2025. Two Red Sox players finished in the top 5.

Chris Cotillo is reporting that the Red Sox remain active in the market for relievers. They have checked in on Tanner Scott, Trevor Hoffman, Carlos Estevez, Tommy Kahnle, Andrew Kittredge and AJ Minter among others.

Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam are reporting that the Red Sox are a "preferred destination" for 3B Nolan Arenado, but the Red Sox interest is "unclear".

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Rob Bradford is reporting that reliever Chris Martin turned down more money from the Red Sox to pitch closer to home in Texas.

Jon Heyman is reporting that the Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays are most likely to sign Alex Bregman.

Steamer projects the Boston Red Sox to have the best park adjusted pitching in the American League.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed Teoscar Hernandez to a 3 year/$66 million contract. The Boston Red Sox were also rumored to be involved, and they could now pivot to Alex Bregman or Randal Grichuk.

The Detroit Tigers have signed Gleyber Torres, which likely takes them out of the running for Alex Bregman. The Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox were considered the favorites to sign Bregman.

The Red Sox are unsure if they'll get a meeting with Roki Sasaki.

Red Sox still waiting to hear if they will get a meeting with Japanese star Roki Sasaki - The Boston Globe

The 23-year-old Japanese righthander has either held or scheduled meetings with a handful of teams, but as of Tuesday Boston was on the outside looking in.

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The Red Sox have approximately $24 million in salary room remaining below the first luxury tax threshold. They could sign another relief pitcher like Jeff Hoffman or Kirby Yates, a platoon hitter like Randal Grichuk and a backup catcher such as Yasmani Grandal and remain under the luxury tax.

The Red Sox chose to spread money around between Walker Buehler and Patrick Sandoval rather than spend big on one starting pitcher like Corbin Burnes. At the very least, they should have some strong depth options in Kutter Crawford, Quinn Priester, Cooper Criswell, Dick Fitts and Michael Fulmer.

Russell Dorsey is reporting that the Red Sox have agreed to a one year/$21.05 million contract with free agent starting pitcher Walker Buehler.

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Alex Speier added that the Red Sox are interested in outfielder Randal Grichuk. Grichuk has a .940 OPS against lefthanded pitchers the last three seasons.

Red Sox sign veteran lefthander Patrick Sandoval to two-year, $18.25 million deal - The Boston Globe

Sandoval, who underwent Tommy John surgery in June, isn’t expected to pitch until late 2025, if at all in the coming season.

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Alex Speier is reporting that the Red Sox have been in contact with free agent pitchers Corbin Burnes, Walker Buehler, and Nick Pivetta. They are also exploring trades for a starting pitcher.

Red Sox sign veteran lefthander Patrick Sandoval to two-year, $18.25 million deal - The Boston Globe

Sandoval, who underwent Tommy John surgery in June, isn’t expected to pitch until late 2025, if at all in the coming season.

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Alex Speier is reporting that the Red Sox are exploring more additions to the rotation, even after adding Patrick Sandoval.

Ken Rosenthal said that the Astros signing 1B Christian Walker "almost certainly" means they're out on Alex Bregman. Red Sox remain in.

Or this could be the second off-season in a row where Red Sox ownership makes dishonest comments about going "full throttle" or spending big and then their front office is limited to signing reclamation projects because they're put on a tight budget.

The Red Sox ownership could have been telling the truth when they said they would go over the luxury tax in 2025. In which case, the Patrick Sandoval signing wouldn't prevent them from signing remaining top tier free agents like Corbin Burnes or Teoscar Hernandez.

Jeff Passan is reporting that the Red Sox have signed starting pitcher Patrick Sandoval to a 2 year/$18.25 million contract. Somewhat of a surprising move given that the Angels non-tendered him rather than pay him an estimated $5 million in arbitration. Sandoval is recovering from elbow surgery.

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