Another respected voice around the league is essentially saying the quiet part out loud:

The Red Sox aren’t done yet.

For weeks now, the organization has operated like a team that knows one more domino has to fall. Trades have been discussed, names have been floated, leverage has been tested - and yet, nothing has quite lined up.

On Thursday morning, MLB.com and MLB Network’s Mark Feinsand added to that growing chorus, reinforcing the idea that Boston still has a significant move left in its pocket before this roster is truly settled:

“The Red Sox have been active this offseason, adding Ranger Suarez, Sonny Gray and Willson Contreras, but the loss of Alex Bregman created a huge hole in the infield. Marcelo Mayer is capable of playing either second or third base, giving the Red Sox some options. Could Eugenio Suárez be the solution at third, adding a big power bat to the lineup? Or perhaps a trade for Isaac Paredes or Brendan Donovan is the preferred route? Either way, Boston remains in need of a starting infielder and seems likely to add one soon.”

That framing lines up almost perfectly with everything we’ve been circling for the last few weeks.

Craig Breslow has already checked off the “aggressive” box this winter, landing two veteran starters and a middle-of-the-order bat in Contreras. But the Bregman departure didn’t just leave a vacancy - it reshaped the entire infield conversation.

Second base and third base are now fluid rather than fixed, and while Marcelo Mayer’s versatility helps, it also creates a pressure point. You don’t move a premium prospect around unless you’re still searching for an answer.

Feinsand’s mention of Eugenio Suarez feels especially notable in that context.

The market around Suarez has been slower than expected, and rival evaluators have already suggested his price may come in lighter than early projections. For a Red Sox front office that has clearly been sensitive to both prospect cost and long-term payroll flexibility, that kind of inefficiency is hard to ignore.

Suarez isn’t perfect- the strikeouts and defense are real - but 49 home runs play anywhere, especially for a team that could use more right-handed thump.

At the same time, the trade routes Feinsand outlines remain very much alive. Isaac Paredes and Brendan Donovan each offer different solutions to the same problem: stabilizing the infield while preserving Mayer’s long-term development. What’s become increasingly clear, though, is that Breslow hasn’t liked the prices he’s been quoted so far. Talks have dragged on. Spring training inches closer. And leverage, slowly but surely, starts to shift.

That’s why this latest report matters.

It’s not just speculation anymore, and it’s not coming from one corner of the baseball world. First it was beat writers. Then rival agents. Now it’s veteran national insiders saying the same thing. The Red Sox roster still looks unfinished because it is unfinished.

However Boston ultimately gets there - a value free-agent signing, a late trade, or a creative roster shuffle - the expectation around the league is no longer if the move is coming, but when.

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Tom Carroll is a contributor for Roundtable, with boots-on-the-ground coverage of all things Boston sports. He's a senior digital content producer for WEEI.com, and a native of Lincoln, RI.