Sep 26, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; San Diego Padres starting pitcher Seth Lugo (67) throws a pitch during the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports
Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has made it known — and made it known again and again, for that matter — that pitching is the focus for the club in his first offseason on the job.
So it’s no surprise that Boston prioritized pitching in their return on the Alex Verdugo trade, and that Wednesday’s transaction-heavy day saw a pitcher brought to the club by way of trade with the Mets. Or why the Red Sox have been linked to the free agent market’s top options on the starter front between Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto and 2023 World Series champion Jordan Montgomery.
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