The Boston Red Sox have made their big offseason moves via trades, but an insider doesn\u2019t think they should continue that approach.<\/p>\n
Boston landed a notable lineup upgrade when acquiring<\/a> Willson Contreras. The Red Sox also landed starting pitcher Sonny Gray from the St. Louis Cardinals, and The Athletic\u2019s Ken Rosenthal reported that they\u2019ve discussed another deal<\/a> with the National League club for Brendan Donovan.<\/p>\n However, Rosenthal doesn\u2019t believe Boston will make that third trade with former Red Sox executive Chaim Bloom. The insider explained<\/a> Tuesday on \u201cFoul Territory\u201d why the Red Sox should set their sights on free agency to target another position player such as Alex Bregman or Bo Bichette.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can\u2019t keep trading from your system, and Brendan Donovan would cost more in prospects than Contreras or Gray did,\u201d Rosenthal said. \u201cSo I expect \u2014 and I\u2019ve written \u2014 that their next move should be a big free-agent hitter. Whether it\u2019s Bregman or Bichette, even someone else.\u201d<\/p>\n The Red Sox also sent top prospect Jhostynxon Garc\u00eda to the Pittsburgh Pirates to acquire starting pitcher Johan Oviedo. Rosenthal thinks they should avoid moving more young talent and instead tackle the open market for another impact hitter.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cThat is the way they should go at this point because, again, they\u2019ve traded enough from their system where they would probably be better suited to make a free-agent signing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n