Red Sox’ Craig Breslow Issues Challenge to Marcelo Mayer, Plus Weighs in on His 2026 Role

Craig Breslow’s Red Sox wish list for offseason: Middle-of-order bat, No. 2 starter - The Boston Globe

The Red Sox chief baseball officer outlined what he is looking for in terms of upgrades at the GM meetings.

Red Sox’ Craig Breslow issues challenge to Marcelo Mayer, plus weighs in on his 2026 role

LAS VEGAS — In answering a question about how Marcelo Mayer fits into the Red Sox’ 2026 infield with Trevor Story returning to play shortstop, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow issued something of a challenge Monday.

Red Sox President Addresses Lingering Effects Of Rafael Devers Trade

Heading into this offseason, one of the Boston Red Sox’s main goals is adding a power bat to replace Rafael Devers after trading him to the San Francisco Giants in June. They also need a third baseman after moving Devers and seeing Alex Bregman opt out of his contract. While the Red Sox hope to re-sign Bregman, they still need a slugger to replace Devers for 2026 and beyond, as Devers was under contract through 2033. Boston has money to spend th…