Red Sox Looking To Make These Moves After Adding Walker Buehler

The Red Sox, at least on paper, accomplished one of their offseason goals with flying colors.

Boston needed to improve its starting pitching, and Craig Breslow did so in a layered fashion. The Red Sox traded for a legitimate ace in Garrett Crochet, added a proven stud in Walker Buehler and acquired high-upside depth in Patrick Sandoval.

So, what’s next for Boston after making significant strides with its starters? Breslow shared his updated offseason to-do list when he met with the media virtually Monday afternoon.

“Given that most of the heavy lifting in the rotation is largely done, I think we’ll shift our focus to thinking about how we can balance out the lineup,” Breslow told reporters. “We’ve talked about a right-handed bat coming to equalize the significant number of left-handers that we have. Also, we’ll probably look to add to the bullpen.”

It’s unclear which right-handed bat is commanding the most attention from the Red Sox at this stage in the offseason. Teoscar Hernández no longer is an option for Boston, but game-changers like Alex Bregman and switch-hitting Anthony Santander still reside on the open market.

But even if the Red Sox don’t add an All-Star-caliber player to their lineup, the club is in a much better spot thanks to a much-improved rotation.