According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a deal with superstar free agent Dylan Cease. This massive deal makes the Blue Jays even better after they won the American League East and went to the World Series this year.
As a result, the Boston Red Sox need to make a huge move in the right direction or else the Blue Jays are going to leave them behind in the AL East.
Heyman reported that the Red Sox were targeting Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber in free agency. Schwarber is projected to sign a massive $160 million deal, per Jim Bowden of The Athletic.
“The Red Sox are considering signing up to two of these five big-time lineup enhancements: uberpopular Kyle Schwarber, plus Pete Alonso, Kazuma Okamoto and J.T. Realmuto, as well as last winter’s big pickup Alex Bregman,” Heyman wrote.
The Red Sox need to make big moves this offseason. The fact that they’re looking to add two big sluggers to their lineup is a big step in the right direction.
This likely means the Red Sox are done adding impact arms to their starting rotation, but it could be worth it if they’re able to land Schwarber and another big name.
It’s a steep price to give Schwarber upward of $150 million, but it would be well worth it to bring him to Fenway Park for the next few years.
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