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Ex-MLB GM has Red Sox among teams who have had most productive offseason thus far
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The Red Sox haven't signed a free agent to a major league deal yet this winter, but they have been busy on the trade market.
Wilson Contreras , Sonny Gray and Johan Oviedo are among Boston 's acquisitions to help bolster its roster. Despite the lack of free agent signings , one former MLB general manager still has the Red Sox among his most productive teams thus far.
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The Athletic's Jim Bowden released his list of seven teams that have had the most productive offseason to date, and the Red Sox came in at No. 5.
"The Red Sox took advantage of their relationship with their former head of baseball operations Chaim Bloom, who is now running the Cardinals, by making two separate trades with him. Boston traded some good prospects that 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 their ace Garrett Crochet. Contreras is a significant upgrade at first base and he will supplant Triston Casas and others as the everyday first baseman.
"Red Sox chief of baseball operations Craig Breslow also improved the rotation depth by trading more prospects for Johan Oviedo and completing a prospect challenge trade, sending right-hander Luis Perales to the Nationals for left-hander Jake Bennett, who is closer to big-league ready than Perales. In all of his trades, Breslow did hold on to the team's very best prospects, but at the same time has traded away a big chunk of their farm system depth."
The Red Sox missed out on big bats like Pete Alonso , who signed with the Baltimore Orioles , and Kyle Schwarber , who returned to the Philadelphia Phillies . They've been connected to other infielders like Bo Bichette and Alex Bregman , who remain free agents.
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Boston still has a lot of questions to answer with spring training just over a month away. Aside from whether they will re-sign Bregman , the Red Sox have to decide how their infield will look and who will play where, and have the same question for their outfield with Roman Anthony , Ceddanne Rafaela , Jarren Duran and Wilyer Abreu all eyeing a full-time spot in 2026.
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