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This off-season, very few reports have linked
Mike Moustakas with the Red Sox. Most observers assume that Boston will
either make a block-buster deal for
Manny Machado (less and less likely an option) or take a gamble on youngster
Rafael Devers for a full season. Now, however, reports are emerging that
identify the Red Sox as a "sleeper" team on Kansas City's free-agent third-baseman. The favorites to land Moustakas remain the Royals, Braves, Cardinals, Mets, Orioles and
Evil Ones.
But, if Moustakas responds to the slow market by accepting a one-year deal, then Boston's chances will likely improve. Adding Moustakas
and J.D. Martinez for 2018 would significantly enhance Boston's chances of challenging
The Pinstriped Posers in the AL East.
