The Boston Red Sox haven’t enjoyed much success in recent years, and this free agency period has fans shaking their heads. The American League East is arguably the most competitive division in baseball, with the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees both getting better this winter. The Red Sox? Well, they’ve barely done anything.
The organization traded Chris Sale to the Atlanta Braves and sent Alex Verdugo to the Yankees. They acquired power-hitting outfielder Tyler O’Neill from the St. Louis Cardinals in a trade while signing Lucas Giolito in free agency and getting young infielder Vaughn Grissom in the Sale deal. That’s essentially it.