The Red Sox DFA’d Brasier after 20 games and a 7.29 ERA in 2023 before he signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers later in the season. He returned to the majors that June and went on to pitch in 39 games for Los Angeles with a 0.70 ERA.
Kenley Jansen, who spent the last two years with the Boston Red Sox, is reportedly looking to go to a team that will allow him to close games.
Signing free agents and making trades are vital if you want to play in October. It's also important to grow your own players and keep them.
Kenley Jansen was the Dodgers' primary closer for 10 years, perhaps the greatest ninth-inning reliever in franchise history. He's LA's all-time saves leader with 350, and he was so dominant one season (2017) that he finished fifth in Cy Young voting.
Mookie Betts has won two World Series since the Red Sox traded him to the Dodgers in 2020, but the 8-time All-Star said he still loves Boston and Alex Cora.
Boston Red Sox shortstop prospect Marcelo Mayer is gearing up for his first big-league camp and Spring Training with an opportunity to show that he's ready to debut in 2025. The 22-year-old appeared in 77 games for Double-A Portland last year,
Alex Bregman is one of the top names left on the free agent market, but the Boston Red Sox don't appear to be in the running.
There are some free agents out there who are going to play solid roles with teams in 2025. It has been a long offseason that has felt excruciatingly slow. Final
In the five years since the Boston Red Sox traded homegrown superstar Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers, what was once New England’s most sacred public institution has remained stuck in reverse.
A handful of contenders, including the two reigning NL and AL champions, are showing interest in an All-Star and Cy Young award winning free agent.
Mookie Betts described joining the Los Angels Dodgers as “the best thing that’s ever happened” in his life during a recent interview.