The Red Sox finally signed a free agent, the last team to do so this winter. Having been turned down by Alex Bregman, they surprisingly pivoted not to another bat but to starting pitcher Ranger Suárez.
At five years and $130 million, it was a very good signing for Boston and a sad commentary on the state of starting pitching. Yes, both can be true. Suárez is an athletic pitch-maker with clean mechanics and a big-game pedigree. He also is 30 years old and just signed for $130 million without ever throwing 160 innings in a season.
