As the hot stove gets prepped to boil, the MLB offseason rumor mill is beggininng to churn out some headlines.
The Kansas City Royals have already been part of some early reports after being linked to Alex Bregman, as the Red Sox's star third baseman is set to opt out of his contract this offseason.
While Bregman would certainly help uplift this offense in major way, there's another impending Red Sox free agent that seems like a more realistic Royals target who addresses a more desperate positional need of theirs.
After apparently toying with idea of retiring in the past, corner outfielder Rob Refsnyder reportedly has full intentions of playing in 2026, according to Alex Speier of the Boston Globe.