Red Sox Free Agency: 3 players Boston should sign when the lockout ends

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: Trevor Story #27 of the Colorado Rockies plays shortstop against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on September 17, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: Trevor Story #27 of the Colorado Rockies plays shortstop against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on September 17, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – OCTOBER 20: A general view of the Boston Red Sox playing against the Houston Astros in Game Five of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park on October 20, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images)

The Red Sox must be aggressive when Free Agency resumes

Here we are, Red Sox Nation. Over a month into the offseason and a little over a week away from Christmas and the baseball world has come to a complete stop. The current CBA has expired and the owners didn’t wait a moment to initiate a lockout. Until the ice thaws between the owners and players, we won’t be getting a whiff of news for the 2022 season.

Chaim Bloom and his team were able to put pen to paper with a few players before things went sideways and their patience could prove wise, but Boston needs to be aggressive when the time comes. I don’t expect the Red Sox front office to start writing blank checks to free agents but I do expect them to address some of their glaring needs from this past season.

It’s no secret that the team could use some help in the bullpen while second base still remains a decent-sized question mark. With plenty of names still on the board, there won’t be a shortage of deals hitting the newswire once the doors open back up on the league and these are three players that the Red Sox should go after.

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