Red Sox fans should be happy with what the team is telling agents

THE Boston Red Sox have been heavily invested in the pitching market this season, looking for someone to bolster and lead their rotation. Although they appear to have narrowed their free agent targets to Blake Snell, Max Fried and Corbin Burnes, new information has come to light.

According to an MLB insider Bob Nightengalethe Sox told agents they planned to sign two of the three pitchers.

Burnes is likely the third favorite for the Sox to acquire. The Cy Young had a good season, but not as good as the previous ones. posted a 2.92 ERA with a 15-9 record and 181 strikeouts in 32 games. His K/9 was 8.4 and his BB/9 was 2.2. Burnes is also a right-hander, something the Sox have in abundance on their pitching staff.

As for the other two, either one would be amazing, and getting both would be amazing. Snell made 20 starts and posted a 5-3 record, with a 3.12 ERA and 145 strikeouts. Fried started 29 games, posted an 11-10 record and had a 3.25 ERA and 166 strikeouts.

Both are also lefties, so going from a full right rotation to a 3-2 right-left rotation would be great.

This also doesn’t account for the fact that the Sox always go for Garrett Crochet in a trade and then have four All-Star starters in their rotation. Or, they could take the package they were going to use for him and use it elsewhere. Either way, this would be a gigantic win for the Red Sox offseason.

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