If the Red Sox are searching for a top-end starting pitcher, it appears they’re cornering themselves to the remaining free-agent pitchers.
The Red Sox are “unlikely” to target Corbin Burnes in a trade after missing out on signing Yoshinobu Yamamoto, The Boston Globe‘s Alex Speier reported Friday. The Brewers’ ace is entering his final season of team control and recently indicated that he’ll test the open market.
“Being in my shoes, being a year away from [free agency], I think if a trade-and-extension type of deal came up — obviously, every guy that gets this close to free agency wants to test the market to see what your true dollar amount is, see what teams really are in on you,” Burnes said on “Foul Territory” on Wednesday.