Free agency, and player movement in general, has been slow moving in this very early portion of the offseason, which doesn’t come as too much of a surprise. Things have been trending towards slower movement in recent years, and the uncertainty following the shortened, fanless 2020 season only makes things more fraught. We finally got a signing on Saturday, though, in what was certainly the biggest news in North America for the weekend. The Blue Jays brought back left-handed pitcher Robbie Ray for a one-year deal worth $8 million.
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This affects the Red Sox on a couple of fronts.