Red Sox: Familiar faces in free agency could bolster Boston’s lineup

The Boston Red Sox could turn to familiar faces in free agency

This winter has been a cold and quiet one for the Boston Red Sox as Chaim Bloom and his team patiently wait out the market to see where the dominoes will fall. As the big names on the board wait for their phones to ring, Bloom has begun his process of finding the right players at the right prices. We all knew that this was going to be the route the team would travel ahead of this season having just reset their CBT penalty marker.

If Bloom wants to execute his plan of bringing in talent to beef up this lineup while not breaking the bank then he can turn to former Red Sox players that would achieve both goals. Pitching is the first area that needs to be addressed this winter then the focus should trickle down to the position players. There are quite a few former Boston players sitting on the free-agent market that could easily be picked up for a bargain.

Now I know many of you probably think this is an awful idea and that the Red Sox are a big market team that should spend like a big market team. Well, considering how well that worked out for them recently, yes I know they won a championship, it’s safe to say that they won’t be going back to that mindset anytime soon. Winning a title is great, but if it means that you’re going to be financially wrecked then it’s not as sweet.

So with that said, let’s go down the free-agent rabbit hole and see which former Red Sox players may be solid choices for a return.