Well, let’s get right into it:
As Ever,fact, but but while one doubts Bogaerts would switch positions, in the past three days front office folks from 3 teams claim they’ve been told he has severed Boston ties and won’t be going back. Whether that’s negotiating leverage talk or reality, there’s no confirmation. https://t.co/rKJCF5JxAy
— Peter Gammons (@pgammo) November 30, 2022
That’s one of the three-or-four most famous baseball writers of all-time alleging, in pretty strong terms, that Xander Bogaerts won’t be re-signing with the Boston Red Sox (and, also, yeah, there are the commas, the buts, and the general lack of clarity, but that just comes with the territory with Gammo these days).