All of the Boston Red Sox's offseason moves so far have come via the trade market. Deals with the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates have helped the Sox shore up their rotation while trading from their stash of young pitching depth.
Sonny Gray and Johan Oviedo individually are not the kind of rotation additions Red Sox fans hoped for at the beginning of the offseason, but they undeniably raise the ceiling of the group together. At Boston's press conference following the Willson Contreras signing, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has confirmed that the door is not fully closed to more rotation moves right after an unexpected report that has some Red Sox fans concerned.