Red Sox Rumors: Suzuki, Jeffers, Duran, Breslow

The Red Sox have reached out to free agent outfielder Seiya Suzuki and have interest in free agent catcher Ryan Jeffers, per reports from Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe and Jon Heyman of the New York Post, respectively. Either slugger would add some right-handed thump to a Boston lineup that is lacking in right-handed power options. They’re both imperfect fits, given the current composition of the roster, but interest in both signals a desire to balance out a lefty-heavy lineup.

Suzuki could slot into an outfield corner and also take some DH at-bats. The Sox have Ceddanne Rafaela locked into center field with Wilyer Abreu, Roman Anthony, Jarren Duran and Masataka Yoshida as lefty-swinging…