Are the Red Sox still in the business of accomplishing Plan A or are they simply a second-tier franchise that now collects the scraps when the top teams are through?
That question is at the heart of the 2022 Red Sox offseason, and it’s starting to take shape as we get closer to the Winter Meetings, which begin Sunday in San Diego.
At the center of the puzzle is Xander Bogaerts, the focus of what chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom described as Plan A this offseason.
