A blurb in Ken Rosenthal’s latest notes column this morning. It’s not just local reporters who are questioning what the Red Sox are doing.
“A potential reunion between the Rangers and free-agent left-hander Jordan Montgomery remains on hold, perhaps even out of reach. As the delay continues, the opportunity exists for another club to jump into the fray. And it’s almost inexplicable the Red Sox are not seizing the moment.
Montgomery is familiar with Boston, and not only from his days pitching for the Yankees. He has spent the offseason in the city while his wife, McKenzie, continues her residency in dermatology at an area hospital.
The Red Sox, though, continue to show little inclination to spend big. Team president Sam Kennedy told reporters at the team’s recent Winter Weekend event that the team’s payroll “probably would be lower” than in 2023.
As The Athletic’s Britt Ghiroli wrote, the team’s approach is odd, to say the least. Montgomery, unlike fellow free-agent lefty Blake Snell, would not cost his next team a draft pick. And a top-of-the-rotation starter remains the Red Sox’s biggest need”
https://theathletic.com/5232740/2024/01/28/rosenthal-hector-neris-mlb-offseason/