The Boston Red Sox have gotten to work early this offseason and shocked baseball fans with two out-of-nowhere trades before the Winter Meetings. Craig Breslow deepened his pool of major league starting pitchers by bringing in Sonny Gray and Johan Oviedo from their former homes in the National League Central.
Boston's chief baseball officer made it clear quickly after his club's Wild Card elimination that he would focus on adding more top-of-the-rotation help behind Garrett Crochet — some reporters and many fans interpreted this update as Breslow seeking a No. 2 starter. It was initially uncertain if Breslow traded for Gray to be his No.