Foreign intrigue is not a novel or a spy movie but in this instance a look at where either fools gold or a nugget may be lurking. A look at players who have left of their own volition or have been dismissed from the MLB herd and sought refuge and employment elsewhere and this segment is Japan. The Red Sox do have a history of foreign entanglements, but let us pass by Daisuke Matsuzaka and look for more reasonably priced merchandise.
The Red Sox have been to this rodeo before with moderate success and that is Ryan Brasier who they plucked after spending an uneventful 2017 in Hiroshima of the Japanese Pacific Central League.