Red Sox were reportedly ‘rebuffed’ by Mariners after asking about promising starting pitchers

George Kirby established himself as one of the top young pitchers in the game in 2023.Most of the offseason rumors surrounding Craig Breslow and the Red Sox’ plans this winter have usually revolved around potential bidding wars for front-line starters like Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, and Jordan Montgomery.

But based on a report from Alex Speier of The Boston Globe, it seems like the Red Sox are keeping all options open as they try to bolster a lackluster starting rotation.

While most of Speier’s latest Red Sox story revolved around Boston’s pursuit of Yamamoto, he added that the team also reached out to the Seattle Mariners — a team stacked with young, controllable starting pitching.

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