It's a fine line between being too vague and too transparent in professional sports, and the Boston Red Sox are flirting with it early in the offseason. 

Through the three days of the general manager's meetings in Las Vegas, Craig Breslow and Co. have been very open about what they want to accomplish this winter as they look to improve upon a third-place finish in the American League East.

In an article from the Boston Globe on Thursday: 

“The Red Sox have offered the industry clear signals of their intentions, beginning with this: They are aiming high to upgrade a roster that got them into the postseason for the first time since 2021. Their priorities are clear — a starter who can slot behind Garrett Crochet and a masher who slots in the middle of the order.”

For fans, it's been fun to hear the talk and speculation, and to fantasize about what the roster could look like, but Breslow has put the pressure on himself to deliver on what he's talked about. Because if he doesn't, the fans will look at it as more empty talk from the front office.

On the offensive side, the Sox have been linked to Bo Bichette, Alex Bregman and Pete Alonso. On the pitching side of things, they've been connected to Joe Ryan and Freddy Peralta through trades, as well as Dylan Cease on the free agent market.

They've also been connected to high-end relievers, including Devin Williams and Pete Fairbanks.

The list is long and the names are big, but now it's time for Breslow to pay it off, because too often in the last half-decade, the front office has come up short. Though the Sox had a brilliant offseason a year ago, acquiring Crochet, Bregman and Aroldis Chapman, the perception is still clouded by empty trade deadlines of the last two years and Tom Werner's "full-throttle" comments before the 2024 season that never came to fruition.

With Crochet at the top of his game, Chapman at the top of his, and youngsters like Roman Anthony ready to ascend to stardom, now seems like the perfect time for the Red Sox to push the chips into the center of the table. And with Rafael Devers's money off the books because of a June trade, they have the resources to make it happen, both financially and prospect-wise.

Now it's just about using them.

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