MLB Insider Jon Heyman Says Red Sox Want To Sign Two Of These Five Bats
For Boston Red Sox fans looking for clarity about which sluggers Boston is pursuing this offseason, some interesting intel has arrived from New York Post‘s MLB insider Jon Heyman.
Heyman has just identified five players that the Red Sox are reportedly considering signing, with the goal of acquiring two of them.
“The Red Sox are considering signing up to two of these five big-time lineup enhancements: uberpopular Kyle Schwarber, plus Pete Alonso, Kazuma Okamoto and J.T. Realmuto, as well as last winter’s big pickup Alex Bregman,” Heyman wrote on Thursday (subscription required).
“With the quarter-billion dollars saved from the smart midseason dumping of Rafael Devers, Boston looks like a huge player this winter in what shapes up as a battle royal in baseball’s only division featuring three legit big-market teams,” Heyman continued. “Bregman seems the most likely fit, but they’d love another big bat, with righty hitters preferred, although Schwarber is strongly in the mix following his brilliant 56-homer season, excellent clubhouse rep and familiarity from his cameo there in 2021.”
If the Red Sox do end up with two of these five guys, many Boston fans agree that the best outcome would be Bregman and Schwarber.
Schwarber’s previous stint with the Red Sox was short but impactful, and he’s done nothing but improve since.
In the summer of 2021, Schwarber arrived in Boston as a midseason trade acquisition from the Washington Nationals, injecting raw power into a Red Sox lineup hungry for a playoff push. Over 41 regular-season games, the burly left-handed slugger adapted quickly to first base (a new position for him at the time) while delivering a .291 average, seven home runs, and 18 RBI. His arrival sparked a late-season surge, propelling Boston to the ALCS.
Schwarber’s postseason imprint proved even more electric. He slugged a grand slam in Game 3 against the Houston Astros, contributing to three Boston slams in two contests and etching a franchise record.
Four years on, as free agency beckons after a monster 2025 with Philadelphia, Schwarber is exactly the kind of lineup muscle the Red Sox are seeking.