The Red Sox made their first on-field addition of the offseason on Thursday.
Boston is in agreement on a contract with journeyman relief pitcher Justin Wilson, according to Robert Murray of FanSided.
No, it’s not Juan Soto, but it’s a sign of where Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow’s priorities lie as he looks to reshape the pitching staff.
Wilson, 37, has been around for quite a while, spending time with the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds across the last decade. The left-hander was out of baseball in 2023 but returned to make 60 appearances with the Reds last season — procuring a 5.59 ERA and 4.73 FIP while sitting in the 95th percentile of chase rate.
It’s a big-league deal, with Rob Bradford of Audacy confirming that it is “in the ballpark” of the $1.5 million contract he signed last offseason with Cincy.
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