The way the younger position players developed last year has me feeling good about the field. Pitching is another story, we need good pitching and desperately. I would really like to see them sign Max Fried, but it seems like they’re chasing Garret Crochet and I’m not too sure how I feel about that. I like the fact that they’re going for a LHP as that is a need for us, but I would prefer a veteran winner like Fried.

And I know it’s early but the stir for Teoscar to come to Boston is interesting. Certainly a good right hand bat in the lineup but I think he fits in the DH spot better than in the OF, the defense concerns me, especially when Wilyer just won a gold glove, Ceddanne is going to be a repeat gold glove in the future, and Durran is just fast af with solid defense. That leaves him competing with Masa, and I know a lot of yall are wanting to trade him away. I don’t understand the desire to get rid of a high contact batter. Yea he’s left handed but I don’t think many want to take his contract, and we have other left hand bats in the farm system that we can trade away anyway.

That being said, I think the real move is to bring Adames in at short and move Story over to second. That way we add a right hand bat, improve defense up the middle, put Rafaela in the OF, and maybe some strain is lifted from Story. It sucked to see him go down like that last season, and I think second base would be just a little easier on him.

As far as the big 3/4/5 (however you see it), I think they need to stay in triple A this season. Take the year to develop and round out all their skills before being called up. Unless we get the injury bug again then our hands are tied. Teel might be the only one I would want to see this season, but that’s just because I’m a sucker for great defensive catchers and don’t care how good their bat is.

What do yall think? Who do you want to see signed or traded for?