Red Sox reportedly agree to five-year deal with Ranger Suarez

The Pink Sox seem like lastly spending cash in free company.

Based on a number of reviews (initially through MLB Network’s Jon Heyman and USA Today’s Bob Nightengale), the Pink Sox are signing left-handed beginning pitcher Ranger Suarez to a five-year contract price $130 million.

Suarez, 30, went 12-8 with a 3.20 ERA for the Phillies in 2025. He posted practically an identical stats in 2024, a 12 months during which he made his first MLB All-Star staff.

The reported transfer comes on the heels of Boston dropping out in free company within the bid to re-sign infielder Alex Bregman. Bregman departed for the Cubs on a five-year deal price $175 million.

As a substitute of instantly pursuing a Bregman different, the Pink Sox entrance workplace appears to have moved to additional solidify the beginning rotation. With Garrett Crochet, Brayan Bello, and Sonny Grey (added in an earlier offseason commerce) already locked in for the staff’s 2026 rotation, the addition of Suarez will make it a good higher place of energy.

As for future strikes, the Pink Sox are nonetheless anticipated to pursue one other participant to offset Bregman’s departure.

“Boston now will flip to including one other bat to its lineup,” noted ESPN baseball insider Jeff Passan, “however that rotation is great.”