After months of uncertainty regarding how far the Red Sox would go to build their rotation — "Sonny Gray ... bad No. 2. But is he the No. 2? What number is he?" — it seems as if they must finally be satisfied with going 10 deep (and offering up Payton Tolle/Connelly Early for some offensive upgrade to be named later).
Ranger Suárez became Boston's surprising pivot on Wednesday after they misread Alex Bregman's market and believed they had the highest bid. It's a five-year, $130 million deal for Suárez, who comes armed with playoff moxie and a declining fastball.