Red Sox, Craig Breslow Outline Priorities Amid Pursuit Of Juan Soto

The Red Sox’s reported pursuit of slugger Juan Soto is fairly unique.

How else would you describe it?

Soto could very well command the richest contract in sports history, is one of very few perennial All-Star talents that will be available over the next couple of seasons and one day will be enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Soto is also 26. So, yeah, this whole thing is pretty unique.

Boston understands that, which is why it has been actively positioning itself to acquire the superstar, despite major needs in other areas. Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said it himself in a conversation with MassLive’s Sean McAdam.

“As we think about upgrades in the position player side, it takes an incredibly talented position player to represent an improvement upon what we already have,” Breslow said. “When you compare that to pitching additions, where we have holes in our rotation, we’re going to realize all of the value of guys that we bring in. But the base that we’re starting from in the position player side, fortunately, is pretty good.”

Breslow also indirectly addressed the pursuit of Soto and, more specifically, how the club could potentially pivot if it misses out on the generational talent.

It’s still a waiting game, at this point.