{"id":20859,"date":"2025-01-21T01:31:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T01:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20859"},"modified":"2025-01-21T01:31:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T01:31:04","slug":"breaking-red-sox-insider-predicts-boston-signs-one-of-these-pitchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20859","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Red Sox Insider Predicts Boston Signs One Of These Pitchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Sox still need\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2025\/01\/four-impact-relievers-red-sox-can-target-after-tanner-scott-dodgers-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">relief pitching help<\/a>, and MLB\u2019s bullpen market lost arguably its best player Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Tanner Scott, who was rumored to be of interest to Boston,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2025\/01\/mlb-rumors-red-sox-target-makes-free-agency-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly will join<\/a>\u00a0the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on a four-year contract. Scott, a 2024 All-Star, potentially could have stabilized the Red Sox\u2019s bullpen \u2014 perhaps even as a lights-out closer.<\/p>\n<p>So, where can Craig Breslow and company go from here? Not long after the Scott news broke, MassLive\u2019s Chris Cotillo\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChrisCotillo\/status\/1881062812048666779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">made a prediction<\/a>\u00a0about how Boston will improve its reliever corps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m gonna make a prediction that the Sox land either (Carlo) Est\u00e9vez, (Kirby) Yates, (David) Robertson, (Tommy) Kahnle or (Kyle) Finnegan,\u201d Cotillo posted to X.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear how those pitchers rank among Red Sox executives in terms of interest. But\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/redsox\/2025\/01\/as-tanner-scott-joins-dodgers-where-will-red-sox-turn-for-bullpen-addition.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cotillo suggested<\/a> giving a short-term deal with a high average annual value to Estevez, Yates, Roberton or Kahnle \u201cwould make a lot of sense in an effort to add a veteran righty to a pretty strong group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boston also could explore the trade market in an attempt to bolster its relief pitching. And if the Red Sox already are talking to the Cardinals about Nolan Arenado, they might want to ask about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2025\/01\/how-nolan-arenado-trade-also-could-land-red-sox-elite-closer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">another stud in St. Louis<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Sox still need\u00a0relief pitching help, and MLB\u2019s bullpen market lost arguably its best player Sunday. 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