Here is a look at the top four free-agent starters, one of whom is likely to wind up in Boston.
Age: 30
2015 stats: 18-5 record, 2.45 ERA; .230 opponents batting average; 220 1/3 innings; 47 walks; 225 strikeouts
Career in the postseason: 2-7, 5.12 ERA; 0-7, 5.27 ERA as starter
Required Draft compensation: None. As a player who got traded in midseason, Price was not eligible to receive a qualifying offer.
Of the big four on the market, Price is the one most familiar to the Red Sox.