The Boston Red Sox’s offseason has been loud, calculated, and very on-brand. Two rotation-boosting trades have already happened, giving Craig Breslow the stability he wanted on the mound. However, the real suspense hangs over the lineup. Boston badly needs a right-handed hammer in the middle, and the market isn’t exactly overflowing with elite power.

The big-bat conversation, however, has circled familiar names like Alex Bregman, whose next deal could determine Bo Bichette’s future, and one-time Boston rental Kyle Schwarber. But it all keeps shifting toward something else. Someone with true, lineup-flipping pop who fits the exact profile Breslow wants.

On December 8, ESPN’s Jorge Castillo laid it out clean: Pete Alonso checks every box the Red Sox have been chasing. Alonso’s résumé is a

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