In a tweet from Mass Live beat writer Chris Cotillo, it sounds like the Boston Red Sox are still not a contender for closer Craig Kimbrel.
Cotillo mentioned that Dave Dombrowski, the Boston Red Sox President of Baseball Operations, repeated that they are not looking to spend a lot of money on a closer this offseason.
That has been the feeling all offseason from the Red Sox’ front office, but with little suitors out there for Kimbrel, you have to wonder if he falls into the lap of the Red Sox.
At the beginning of the offseason, Kimbrel reportedly was seeking a contract of about six years and $100 million. That certainly makes sense for someone of his pedigree. Let’s not forget that Kimbrel is one of the best closers in the game, having saved at least 31 games in eight straight seasons. He’s also only had one year when he posted an ERA over three.
However, a lot of teams may be concerned with his lack of velocity and command in last year’s postseason, and they may not want to dish out that much money over that long of a period to an aging reliever — he’ll turn 31 in May.
Unfortunately for Kimbrel, teams are being smarter with how they allocate their money, and it doesn’t make sense to give that kind of contract to a closer.
There is still a good possibility of Kimbrel and the Red Sox reuniting once Kimbrel comes off his initial asking price, but until then, it sounds like Boston is not interested.
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