This year will be no exception. The Red Sox have eight free agents, and probably only two of them are worth keeping, but even then only marginally. Let’s run through them.
Keepers(?): Tyler O’Neill, Chris Martin
Even these two are borderline. In a world where the Red Sox boasted a more balanced lineup, O’Neill would probably be a one-and-done. He hit 31 home runs, which was only three off his career high, but he also missed 49 games in what still amounted to the second most-durable season of his career.
He turns 30 in June and probably isn’t going to get healthier, so normally you’d wish him well. But Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has already been in touch with O’Neill about sticking around because he’s practically the only right-handed power in the organization.
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