Most of the drama of the week across Major League Baseball will center around transactions across the league. Or, at least rumors of the sort. While that is the

The Red Sox have “expressed interest” in Houston Astros third baseman/first baseman Isaac Paredes, according to a report.

The Boston Red Sox lost a high-leverage reliever to a divisional rival Monday. But even though Steven Matz signed with the Tampa Bay Rays on a two-year contract, Boston is still in good shape this offseason.

With two trades to bolster the rotation already completed, money to spend in free agency and more young players available to trade, the Boston Red Sox sit in a strong position as the Winter Meetings get underway on Monday in Orlando, Fla.

Matz, who finished the season in Boston after being acquired from St. Louis in a deadline trade, has found a new home on the free agent market, reportedly agreeing to a two-year deal with the Rays. The agreement was first reported by Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.

While it’s true that I’ve never been the biggest Alex Bregman fan, I promise my affinity for wanting BoBichette to fill out the Red Sox’s infield next season is not due to bias from that (mostly).

Aroldis Chapman is lining himself up to pitch in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. That news came by surprise to many baseball fans on Monday when insider Francys Romero reported that Chapman is on the preliminary Great Britain roster and is just awaiting confirmation from the Boston Red Sox that it'll be OK for him to pitch in the WBC.

Bregman opted out of the final two years of his deal with the Red Sox after spending the 2025 season in Boston. He finished the campaign with 18 home runs, 62 RBI and a .272 batting average — numbers that likely would have been inflated had he not missed 43 games due to a quad injury.