Boston could want to make a move on montgomery. the boston red sox also need to improve their pitching staff ahead of opening day, and one perfect fit in free agency remains.
Since the start of the season, the red sox and jordan montgomery have been linked dozens of times, but the 31-year-old now has a handful of options on his plate. “boras says four new teams have reached out to scott boras about blake snell and jordan montgomery since the start of spring training,” usa today’s bob nightengale reported on monday afternoon.
Although the red sox have been closely linked to montgomery throughout the offseason, any other teams joining the fray would be bad news for boston. We all know that boston is unable to invest much this offseason, so the red sox will most likely be the first team to call it quits if there is a bidding war for montgomery.
Montgomery is also getting frustrated with boras, and these new clubs that are reportedly interested in the southpaw may be able to strike quickly to claim the reigning world series champion.
With the regular season just around the corner, it wouldn’t be surprising if one of these four mystery teams signed montgomery sooner rather than later.
On the surface, the montgomery price tag seems to be a positive thing for the frugal red sox, but that is not the case.
If the southpaw takes a pillow deal, his average annual value will increase as well as his list of potential suitors.
At that point, it makes more sense for montgomery to spend the season on a contender, which the red sox are far from eliminating in terms of multiple breakout campaigns by young players.
