With regard to the Red Sox roster, Sam Kennedy states that “there is still work to be done.” “There are still a lot of unsigned players and conversations going on.”
Sam Kennedy addressed the media on Monday at the Red Sox’s “Truck Day” festivities. The Boston Globe/Matt J. Lee
The equipment truck belonging to the Red Sox left for Fort Myers on Monday, indicating that baseball season is almost here.
But it’s difficult to see the Boston Red Sox roster for 2024 as anything like a finalised product, given that the team will begin their first official spring training session in nine days.
Red Sox team president and CEO Sam Kennedy emphasised to MassLive’s Chris Cotillo on Monday that Boston still has time to strengthen its squad before the 2024 season begins.
Kennedy informed Cotillo that the offseason would continue. “Many unsigned players are still being discussed and signed. There probably still needs to be work done.
In spite of the Red Sox’s mostly dull winter, Boston might profit from a stale free-agent market if CB Craig Breslow intends to make any hurried acquisitions.
Several significant free agents in MLB, including established starting pitchers like Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery, were still unsigned as of Monday night.
However, the Red Sox’s capacity to include an impact player in the final days of the offseason might be hindered by the team’s self-imposed payroll.
The team’s own payroll constraints could make the offseason more difficult.
With a projected payroll of little over $200 million, Boston now has about $36 million in spending room before reaching the $237 million first competitive tax threshold in MLB. The Red Sox should have enough cash on hand as a result to sign a pitcher like Montgomery or a power hitter like Jorge Soler to a deal that is fair to both parties.
Kennedy did, however, state to the media during Winter Weekend last month that this season’s payroll will “probably be lower” than it was in 2023. Last year, $225 million was paid out.
