After buying left-handed ace Garrett Crochet in a commerce with the Chicago White Sox, the Boston Purple Sox are reportedly nonetheless scouring the marketplace for beginning pitching.

The Purple Sox had been reportedly in on each Max Fried and Blake Snell earlier than they signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees respectively. The workforce has additionally been linked to free agent starter Corbin Burnes, to various levels of reported curiosity. However their eyes could also be on one other free agent starter coming from Baltimore.

Baltimore Orioles pitcher John Means
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – APRIL 02: John Means #47 of the Baltimore Orioles throws towards the Boston Purple Sox on Opening Day at Fenway Park on April 02, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Orioles defeat the…


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“Have heard the Purple Sox have had some talks with John Means, who’s a free agent,” stated Chris Cotillo of MassLive on Twitter.

Although Means is a far cry from Fried or Burnes, the Purple Sox seem like trying to bolster the center of their rotation with Crochet now presumably sitting atop it.

Means, nonetheless, doesn’t come with out concern. The 31-year-old has not pitched a full season since 2021 through which he posted a 3.26 ERA over 26 begins with a 134-to-26 strikeout-to-walk ratio. After simply two begins in 2022, Means underwent Tommy John surgical procedure and missed the remainder of the season. He would go on to pitch simply 23 2/3 innings the next 12 months in 2023. The left-hander got here into 2024 in want of a bounce-back season, however as an alternative underwent one other Tommy John surgical procedure in Might.

Although the Purple Sox want beginning pitching, and are reportedly hesitant to pay Corbin Burnes, Means’ repeated damage historical past raises some questions. Boston might have pitching, however what they do not want is to pay one other pitcher for a full season of rehab à la Chris Sale, Lucas Giolito, Liam Kendricks, and so forth.

The acquisition could be a dangerous one, however the Purple Sox’s wants stay for beginning pitching, and the clock is ticking because the free agent market shrinks by the day.

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