In the three weeks since the offseason got underway, the Boston Red Sox have already lost four left-handers from their bullpen. Trade deadline pickup Steven Matz, who allowed just five earned runs in 21 2/3 innings down the stretch after being acquired, departed in free agency.

Fellow southpaws Chris Murphy and Brennan Bernardino were traded , to the Chicago White Sox and Colorado Rockies, respectively. And Justin Wilson, the first free agent signed by Boston after the 2024 season, became one of the first to declare free agency this year.

The quartet of departures leave the Red Sox bullpen, at least for the moment, with closer Aroldis Chapman as the only left-handed option — though how the Red Sox plan to handle their No. 2 overall prospect Payton Tolle is not yet clear. The 6-foot

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