{"id":9808,"date":"2024-11-18T11:20:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T11:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=9808"},"modified":"2024-11-18T11:20:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T11:20:01","slug":"red-sox-interested-in-blake-snell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=9808","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Interested In Blake Snell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Mark Polishuk | <time datetime=\"2024-11-17T17:46:41-06:00\">November 17, 2024<\/time> at <time datetime=\"2024-11-17T17:46:41-06:00\">5:46pm CDT<\/time><\/p>\n<p>Upgrading the rotation is a known goal for the Red Sox this winter, with such trade targets and free agents as <strong>Garrett Crochet<\/strong>, <strong>Max Fried<\/strong>, and old friend <strong>Nathan Eovaldi<\/strong> already reportedly on Boston\u2019s radar in the offseason\u2019s early stages.\u00a0 <strong>Blake Snell<\/strong> is another prominent name also under consideration, as ESPN\u2019s Jeff Passan (in a recent appearance on the Baseball Bar-B-Cast) said the Sox \u201care talking with\u201d the two-time Cy Young Award winner.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Sox were somewhat lightly linked to Snell\u2019s market when he was a free agent last year, as while reports suggested the Sox had some level of interest in the left-hander, other pitchers like <strong>Aaron Nola<\/strong> and <strong>Jordan Montgomery<\/strong> were ahead of Snell on Boston\u2019s wish list.\u00a0 As it turned out, the Sox didn\u2019t end up landing any of the top-tier arms available on the market, even though Snell and Montgomery were both available deep into Spring Training, and Montgomery didn\u2019t end up signing with the Diamondbacks until Opening Day.<\/p>\n<p>At this point in the winter calendar, it is fair to assume the Red Sox are \u201cin on\u201d several pitchers to one degree or another, so it isn\u2019t any surprise that they\u2019ve reached out to Snell out of due diligence alone.\u00a0 That said, the two parties are a natural fit, which is likely why MLBTR\u2019s Darragh McDonald and Anthony Franco each predicted Snell would indeed sign with Boston as part of our site\u2019s top 50 free agent projections (Snell ranks fourth on our list, and is predicted to land a five-year, $160MM contract).<\/p>\n<p>The Red Sox have largely eschewed making splashy signings in recent years, as the club has been more focused on reloading the minor league system and finding value signings than making a truly aggressive bid to contend.\u00a0 After three straight non-winning seasons, patience is running thin within the fanbase, and there is some increased pressure on the Sox front office to make a big-budget signing as a clear marker that the club wants to win.\u00a0 Landing a top pitcher like Snell would certainly count in this category, and give the Sox the ace-level pitcher the rotation so clearly needs.<\/p>\n<p>Snell\u2019s extended stay in free agency ended last winter when he joined the Giants in mid-March, and the abbreviated nature of his Spring Training prep initially seemed to be leading to a disastrous season.\u00a0 The left-hander\u2019s first three months in San Francisco resulted in two injured-list stints and a 9.51 ERA over six starts and 23 2\/3 innings, and yet as has so often been the case in Snell\u2019s career, he only got better as the season developed.\u00a0 In the most extreme example yet of Snell\u2019s second-half surges, he had a phenomenal 1.23 ERA over his final 14 starts and 80 1\/3 innings, once again re-establishing himself as one of baseball\u2019s best pitchers.\u00a0 As such, Snell chose to exercise the opt-out clause in his two-year, $62MM deal with San Francisco, foregoing the $30MM owed to him in 2025 in order to chase a pricier long-term commitment.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t to say that some of the questions that clouded Snell\u2019s market last winter have entirely disappeared.\u00a0 He was again hampered by injuries, and is now another year old, as he\u2019ll turn 32 in December.\u00a0 However, one key difference between Snell\u2019s free agent status from last year to this year is that he no longer has a qualifying offer attached to his services.\u00a0 Snell rejected the Giants\u2019 qualifying offer last winter, and since the QO can only be issued to a player once in his career, a team is free to sign Snell without having to surrender any compensation.<\/p>\n<p>Boston would have to give up $500K in international bonus pool money as well as its second-highest pick in next year\u2019s draft in order to sign a qualified free agent.\u00a0 It can be argued that Snell\u2019s lack of QO status is a bigger deal for luxury tax payors, as since they face a stiffer penalty for signing one of the 13 free agents who were issued qualifying offers this offseason, a pitcher like Snell might have more appeal than a qualified pitcher like Fried or <strong>Corbin Burnes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the Red Sox would certainly love to avoid losing a draft pick if they can help it, plus the Sox could also be considering Snell <em>and<\/em> a qualified free agent.\u00a0 For instance, the Sox are interested in <strong>Juan Soto<\/strong> and <strong>Teoscar Hernandez<\/strong> among the position player class, in addition to their quest for rotation help.\u00a0 <strong>Nick Pivetta<\/strong> also appears likely to reject Boston\u2019s qualifying offer, so the Sox would get a compensatory pick back if Pivetta signed elsewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upgrading the rotation is a known goal for the Red Sox this winter, with such trade targets and free agents 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