Craig Breslow and the Red Sox have plenty of work to do this offseason.

And while two of the most pressing tasks for Boston’s top brass is to re-sign Alex Bregman and add a No. 2 starter behind Garrett Crochet, the Red Sox need to flex their fiscal muscles a bit this summer when it comes to adding more pop into their lineup.

And even if the Red Sox either balk at Bregman’s asking price or lose out on a bidding war on the veteran third baseman, former MLB GM and The Athletic staff writer Jim Bowden believes Boston should still have the means to add two bats in free agency — headlined by Toronto’s Bo Bichette and the Mets’ Pete Alonso.

While Bichette has primarily played shortstop during his career with the Blue Jays, his lackluster defensive metrics could prompt a shift to either seco

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