The Boston Red Sox finished the 2024 season with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses and missed the playoffs for the third straight season.
After winning the American League East Division three times in a row from 2016-2018, the Red Sox haven’t won it again since.
With the offseason underway, the Red Sox are already making moves to try and keep up with their division rivals the New York Yankees.
According to MLB Insider Robert Murray, the Red Sox are in agreement on a contract with free agent reliever Justin Wilson.
Free-agent reliever Justin Wilson and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a contract, according to sources familiar with the deal.
Wilson is a 12-year veteran of the league who has played for six different teams in his career thus far.
In 2024 with the Cincinnati Reds, Wilson appeared in 60 games where he held a 5.59 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 46.2 innings pitched.
The 60 games that Wilson appeared in was his most since the 2018 season when he appeared in 71 games with the Chicago Cubs.
With the Yankees winning the AL East and making it to the World Series, the Red Sox appear to have to make some moves to keep up with them in 2025.
Wilson is not a big-time signing for the team, but he will give the bullpen another veteran presence.
The Red Sox have nine World Series titles in franchise history and four in the last 21 years, but they have hit a cold stretch as they have made the postseason in only one of the last six years.
It will be interesting to see if the Red Sox are only getting started with the signing of Wilson and planning on making more moves as the offseason continues.
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