Two things have been clear about the offseason so far: the Boston Red Sox have wanted pitching and at least one power bat. <\/p>\n
Craig Breslow said as much recently while speaking at the general manager meetings. Since then, the Red Sox have already struck in the pitching market<\/a> by acquiring Sonny Gray from the St. Louis Cardinals. <\/p>\n If you like our content,\u00a0choose Sports Illustrated as a preferred source on Google<\/a>.<\/p>\n There have been three sluggers primarily linked to Boston this offseason as well: Alex Bregman<\/a>, Kyle Schwarber<\/a>, and Pete Alonso<\/a>. Other names have been brought up, but these three are the guys to watch right now. Bregman shined with Boston in 2025. Schwarber has experience playing in Boston and manager Alex Cora has spoken highly of him. Alonso has a prolific bat that would fit right in at Fenway Park. <\/p>\n Does Boston have a move up its sleeve for the middle of the order?<\/p>\n Of these three, it sounds like Schwarber could be the most difficult to sign. The reason for this is that ESPN’s Jeff Passan<\/a> said that the Philadelphia Phillies remain the favorites to retain his services, although he did list Boston as another team in the mix.<\/p>\n “Kyle Schwarber: The bellwether of the class,” Passan wrote on Threads. “Schwarber\u2019s market is healthy. He\u2019s going to get years, and he\u2019s going to get AAV, and at this point, he might be the likeliest of the big free agents to sign first. Unclear if something gets done before the meetings, but I\u2019d be surprised if they end and he doesn\u2019t have a team. The Phillies remain the favorite, with Boston, Cincinnati, the Mets, and others in the mix.”<\/p>\n