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The Red Sox won again, this time in a rout in which Trevor Story provided the offense and Garrett Crochet dominated the Yankees lineup.
MLB.com's Mark Feinsand got the free agency chatter going by sharing a column highlighting 10 players who will drive the market with landing spots. Feinsand had New York Mets star Pete Alonso at No. 6 and had the Red Sox among the best fits.
This ex-player and MLB Network analyst puts the Yankees and Red Sox on blast after Shane Bieber's spectacular debut for the Blue Jays.
Shortly before first pitch Friday, the Red Sox shifted Roman Anthony to the designated hitter role because he was feeling a bit under the weather. He’s not yet 100% but is back in the outfield as Boston looks for its third straight win in a Saturday matinee in the Bronx.
One of the first stories I wrote for the Globe was about the Red Sox giving a tryout to a mysterious lefthanded fireballer from Cuba named Aroldis Chapman in 2009. Chapman was 21 at the time and had established residence in Andorra after defecting from Cuba during a tournament in the Netherlands.
The Boston Red Sox need to add a first baseman to their roster, and they could target New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso in the offseason.
It might be helpful, then, to start identifying which teams will have the need and the spending power to put up an offer for Bregman that could threaten the Red Sox's ability to k