Baseball's best two-way player since Babe Ruth, the dual Cy Young/MVP threat can become a free agent in the fall, and he doesn't appear inclined to sign an extension with the Angels anytime soon.
, the fact that their best prospects remain at least two years away, and the instant deficit they face just making their home in the brutal American League East.
After all, the clubs expected to court him aggressively are deep-pocketed contenders. This top tier includes the Dodgers, Mets, Yankees, Padres, and Phillies. The Red Sox don't seem inclined to compete from a spending perspective, and they certainly don't measure up on the field. If there's any glimmer of hope, it's that the Red Sox spent over $300 million to extend Devers, so they've opened their wallets for someone. But compare that single extension to the profligate Padres , or the mega-contracts the Phillies handed Bryce Harper and Trea Turner, or the way Mets owner Steve Cohen seems determined to spend a billion dollars just because, and it's hard to envision the Red Sox winning a bidding war with any of them.
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