At this week’s Winter Meetings, Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow watched big names like Kyle Schwarber (Phillies) and Pete Alonso (Orioles) come off the board while not making any moves of note in Orlando.

Red Sox given 6 free agent solutions after missing out on Pete Alonso, Kyle Schwarber originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Boston Red Sox were thought to be interested in free agents Pete Alonso and Kyle Schwarber.

The Boston Red Sox clearly need to bolster the middle of the order but who could be a fit? With the winter meetings now behind us, there are two significant op

The exact nature of the Red Sox’ offer this past week to free agent Pete Alonso isn’t known. What is known, of course, is that, in the end, it didn’t match what the Baltimore Orioles gave — five years,

The Chicago Cubs could work to steal infielder Alex Bregman from the Boston Red Sox in free agency this winter.

As Boston reels from missing out on multiple targets, Bregman’s wandering eye toward Seattle raises the stakes on an offseason they can’t afford to fumble.

Of course, the Red Sox weren’t going to sign Pete Alonso. Obviously, they weren’t going to bring back Kyle Schwarber. The Red Sox don’t operate that way anymore and haven’t for a while. Anyone surprised or disappointed when the Red Sox didn’t come home from the Winter Meetings with a stud free agent simply hasn’t been paying attention.

Last December, the Red Sox traded Teel to Chicago, along with Braden Montgomery, Chase Meidroth, and Wikelman Gonzalez, in return for star ace Garrett Crochet. At the time of the trade, Teel was Boston's No. 4 prospect.

For his part, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said Monday that he does not feel inhibited by the payroll this offseason.

Red Sox CBO Craig Breslow breaks down the team's mindset heading into 2026, the importance of Alex Cora and the impact of the Green Monster on players