The San Diego Padres’ 2026 coaching staff will have a certain Boston Red Sox flavor to it. “Introducing our 2026 Major League coaching staff,” the Padres official account posted on X Wednesday morning.

Former Boston Red Sox fireballer Luis Perales wasn't just traded earlier this week; he was swapped for another pitching prospect. In a classic "challenge trade,

“SS prospect Rayer Gonzalez has reached a pre-agreement with the Boston Red Sox for a $3.1 million signing bonus, a new franchise record for an international player,” Major League Baseball insider and director of communications for the Dominican Republic’s Ministerio Deportes Hector Gomez reported on X, formerly Twitter.

The Boston Red Sox have made a few trades this offseason, but other than that, they are one of two MLB teams (Colorado Rockies) that have handed out zero major league contracts during MLB’s free agency period. Boston traded for Sonny Gray back in November, and then traded for Johan Oviedo in a move that isn’t exactly “needle-moving”.

Grissom is probably best known to Red Sox fans as the primary return that the team received from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for perennial All-Star Chris Sale. Sale went on to win a Cy Young Award with the Braves, while Grissom batted just .190 for the Red Sox in 2024 and spent this past season in the minor leagues.

A longtime Red Sox insider has suggested that Jarren Duran go to New York for two of the Jets brightest rising stars.

Boston Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman has been named to Great Britain’s preliminary 2026 World Baseball Classic roster.