By Conor Ryan If the Red Sox plan on being aggressive this winter, the writing is on the wall that Craig Breslow and Boston’s front office will target top-of-the-rotation pitchers. Be it free-agent targets like Max Fried or tantalizing trade candidates like Garrett Crochet , the Red Sox have several intriguing options to turn to this offseason. But according to WEEI’s Rob Bradford, the Red Sox might also be interested in reuniting with an old friend in Nathan Eovaldi.
“While top tier available pitchers remain Red Sox priority, they are one of about a dozen teams who have shown some level of interest in Nathan Eovaldi,” Bradford posted on X Tuesday afternoon. Eovaldi landed back on the free-agent market after the 34-year-old righty declined his player option with the Texas Rangers. Even though Eovaldi may not necessarily be a No.
1 starter, he’d still be a welcome sight for a Red Sox team in desperate need of some stability in their rotation. Eovaldi started 29 games for the Rangers in 2024, posting a 12-8 record with a 3.80 ERA.
He helped Texas win its first World Series title in 2023, going 5-0 with a 2.95 ERA over six postseason spots during that run. The Red Sox are well aware of Eovaldi’s track record of postseason heroics.
He became a cult hero in Boston with his pitching performance in Game 3 of the 2018 World Series against the Dodgers. Eovaldi saved Boston’s bullpen by pitching six-plus innings in what was an eventual 18-inning game between the Red Sox a.
