Craig Breslow

Each of these situations is unique, right?

There are certainly pitchers that are going to require long-term commitments.

There will be position players who do so.

And, you know, I don't think we can shy away from that, you know, especially in free agency.

Otherwise, we'll largely be left with very limited options.

That said...

I think this will be an important development year for a number of our guys and exactly where that takes place.

I'm not sure.

And the speed that it takes place at, I'm not sure.

But knowing that, you know, guys like early and totally Harrison paralysis and.

Dobbins and others are all capable of taking a step forward or multiple steps forward and, you know, working their way towards the front of the rotation.

We want to leave them the opportunity to do so.

We also need to make sure that we're not becoming so reliant on, you know, on guys that need to continue to develop that we find ourselves handicapping our chances in the short term.

You know, the no trade is a great barometer for how interested a player is in coming to a specific destination, right?

And so, you know, kind of by nature of Sonny's willingness to waive it to come here, I think that says a lot about his interest.

Beyond that, I had a chance to talk to him and he's excited.

I think he saw from afar what we're building here.

He had a ton of admiration that he expressed for Garrett and how much he believes Garrett can push him and how they can push each other.

And he was very clear about his desire to win and his excitement about this opportunity.

So he's very excited to come to Boston and we're excited to have him.