The Boston Red Sox have several big items on their to-do list this winter, including adding a frontline starting pitcher and a middle-of-the-order bat.

The Red Sox could still use a marquee slugger after trading Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in June, leaving a considerable hole in the middle of their lineup. They went from ninth in home runs before the trade to 23rd in homers without him.

Before Devers debuted in 2017, David Ortiz filled that role from 2003 to 2016. He filled it so well, in fact, that he now has a plaque hanging in Cooperstown.

Ortiz usually had plenty of help, too, teaming up with Manny Ramirez from 2003 to 2008 to form one of the most lethal 1-2 punches in baseball.

Boston hasn’t had a combination like that in a while, but Ortiz would like to see his

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