The Boston Red Sox have starting pitching at the top of their list of offseason needs, and there plenty of options they could pursue on both the free agent and trade markets.
The Red Sox have been linked to multiple pitchers in both categories, including Joe Ryan, Freddy Peralta and Dylan Cease. Most recently, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic has named Boston an ideal fit for longtime Houston Astros lefty, Framber Valdez.
"Valdez is essentially certain to leave the Astros in free agency. Many in the industry point to the Boston Red Sox as an obvious fit.