As the Winter Meetings are set to get underway on Monday, some actual, real-life rumors about the Red Sox popped up on Sunday. Said rumors came from Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald, who reported Red Sox officials were in contact with Rick Porcello about a possible deal to bring him back in free agency. It should certainly be noted that there is no indication any deal is close, but this is the first real rumor we’ve heard about a concrete move the Red Sox could make this winter.
This doesn’t really qualify as a major surprise, to be fair.