The Boston Red Sox were one of the most active teams this offseason, pulling off multiple big moves.
Boston focused on improving the starting rotation, which is set to be one of the best in the league, headlined by Garrett Crochet, Ranger Suárez and Sonny Gray, but aside from trading for three-time All-Star first baseman Willson Contreras, the Red Sox did not add much to their offense, considering they lost Alex Bregman to the Chicago Cubs in free agency.
With spring training underway, the Red Sox’s biggest question heading into the season will be whether they neglected their offense this offseason after failing to fill the void left in Bregman’s absence, according to Bleacher Report’s Zachary Rymer.
“The mirror universe of the Orioles is right there in Boston, where the Red Sox prioritized run prevention at the expense of their offense during the winter,” Rymer wrote Sunday. “Most notably, they lost Alex Bregman and basically shrugged at replacing him.
“A superstar breakout by Roman Anthony and a return to form by Triston Casas could solve a lot of problems, to be sure. But given this team’s resources, it’s baffling that they didn’t go after any big bats in free agency.”
The Red Sox brought in multiple infielders in the past couple of weeks in an attempt to improve their infield, signing Isiah Kiner-Falefa and trading for Caleb Durbin, but will need to find more production somewhere else in their lineup.
Roman Anthony taking a step forward in his sophomore season would be great for Boston, but it’s still surprising the team did not make more of an effort to improve its offense.
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