Red Sox Insider Floats Potential Reunion To Help Fill Sneaky Need

The Boston Red Sox have made their offseason wishlist pretty public.

Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow told the world about his intentions to add another top-of-the-rotation pitcher and a middle-of-the-order bat — but there’s one sneaky need that also needs to be addressed.

It’s rather barron in the middle of that bullpen…

Sonny Gray and Johan Oviedo have already been acquired to potentially fight for those spots at the top of the rotation. Alex Bregman, Pete Alonso and Kyle Schwarber are popular candidates to be added to the heart of the batting order. Aroldis Chapman and Garrett Whitlock need someone to help them get through the late innings, however, and the options have dwindles in recent weeks.

Devin Williams signed with the New York Mets. Ryan Helsley signed with the Baltimore Orioles. Raisel Iglesias and Emilio Pagán were retained by the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds, respectively.

The Boston Globe’s Peter Abraham knows they’re all off the board, so he floated one under-the-radar option in his column on Saturday.

Drew Pomeranz could be a “reliable left-hander who could handle high-leverage situations” for Boston, according to Abraham.

Pomeranz, 37, previously spent three seasons in Boston, where he finished with a 4.24 ERA while transitioning from a full-time starter to a bullpen piece — finishing things off by becoming the only player who didn’t appear for the club during the 2018 World Series. Pomeranz then found himself out of baseball for several seasons, before returning to finish 2-2 with a 2.17 ERA, 1.067 WHIP and 57 strikeouts across 57 appearances with the Chicago Cubs in 2025.

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