ORLANDO, Fla. – With starting pitcher acquisitions checked off their to-do list, the Boston Red Sox came to the 2025 MLB Winter Meetings with a clear top priority.

A big, game-changing bat.

“We still haven’t addressed some of the position-player needs that we have,” said chief baseball officer Craig Breslow on Monday. “We still are going to prioritize someone who can hit in the middle of the order and kind of change the overall outlook of the offense.”

That ‘someone’ could be one of the market’s more homer-heavy hitters like Kyle Schwarber or Pete Alonso, or a more well-rounded hitter whose consistency makes up for their somewhat lower power output, like Alex Bregman or Bo Bichette.

“Home runs are a foolproof way to put runs on the board,” said Breslow. “Typically, that type of profile

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