As the Boston Red Sox watch the remainder of the postseason from home and enter offseason planning, they’ll need a major power hitter in the heart of the lineup. With a weak free-agent class and a lineup with team-controlled pieces at nearly every position, Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow will need real creativity to improve the roster. 

While this year’s free-agent crop is particularly weak, several potential names are set to hit the open market that Boston could target to add a much-needed power bat. 

The 31-year-old left fielder has spent the last 2.5 seasons in Seattle after being traded to the Mariners by the Tampa Bay Rays ahead of the 2024 trade deadline. In 368 games with the Mariners, Arozarena hit .255/.357/.443/.800 with 80 doubles, 58 home runs, and 178 RBI. Before being dealt to Seattle, Arozarena spent five seasons with the Rays, hitting .255/.354/.441/.786 with 113 doubles, 85 home runs, and 289 RBI. Arozarena was named to the American League All-Star team in each of his two seasons in Seattle.

Arozarena has also had incredible success at Fenway Park, posting a .278/.351/.481/.833 slash line with five home runs, 12 doubles, and 19 RBI in 32 career games. He also has a strong postseason track record, hitting .292/.380/.565/.946 in 45 playoff games, including being named ALCS Most Valuable Player in 2020 with the Rays.

Boston has already been linked to the 31-year-old, with Seattle beat reporter Ryan Divish saying he believes Arozarena would prefer to stay on the East Coast and that the Red Sox could be ready to cut him a check.  

While he's handled duties in left field for both Seattle and Tampa, his defensive profile leaves much to be desired. If he lands in Boston, he would likely play designated hitter. 

Suzuki came over from Japan's NPB ahead of the 2022 season, signing a five-year, $85-million deal with the Chicago Cubs. In five seasons with Chicago, Suzuki has become one of the more consistent bats in baseball, posting a weighted runs created plus (wRC+) of 120 or higher in each of the last four seasons. In 675 games on the North Side, the 32-year-old slugger hit .269/.351/.472/.823 with 142 doubles, 113 home runs, and 382 RBI. In 10 postseason games, Suzuki hit .237/.275/.553/.828 with three doubles, three home runs, and five RBI. 

The Red Sox were heavily linked to Suzuki after he was posted by the NPB's Hiroshima Carp before he landed in Chicago. 

A longtime member of the Rays, the 32-year-old second baseman posted one of the best years of his now-nine-year career in 2026 after an offseason trade sent him to the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 150 games for Pittsburgh in 2026, Lowe hit .260/.331/.493/.824 with 29 doubles, 35 home runs, driving in 96 runs en route to the second All-Star appearance of his career. His 4.9 fWAR ranked third among all second basemen. 

In 24 career games at Fenway Park, Lowe has performed incredibly well, hitting .373/.475/.663/1.138 with six doubles, six home runs, and 17 RBI. However, he has struggled in the postseason, hitting .115/.167/.257/.423 with one double, five home runs, and nine RBI, striking out 39.2 percent of the time. 

Red Sox manager Chad Tracy told reporters at last Monday's end-of-season press conference that their broad plan is to have trade deadline acquisition Curtis Mead play second base in 2027. However, Lowe's 15 outs above average ranked in the 98th percentile among all second basemen, so signing him would likely shift Mead to designated hitter duties. 

Ultimately, the landscape of both the sport and the offseason remains up in the air as the impending lockout approaches. However, these three pieces are expected to be firmly on the Red Sox and every team looking to add power to their lineup's radar, both before and after the lockout.