Red Sox Prioritize Hiring New Pitching Coach and Starting Pitchers Under New Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow

With an aim to improve starting rotation, Red Sox show keen interest in hiring former pitcher Andrew Bailey as new pitching coach; team also not ruling out additions to catching corps.

Craig Breslow, new chief baseball officer for the Red Sox, identifies starting pitching and hiring a new pitching coach as immediate priorities for the team.
The Red Sox have expressed significant interest in former pitcher Andrew Bailey for the position of new pitching coach, indicating a potential reunion as both served as teammates with the team in the past.
Breslow also reveals the team's keenness to improve their starting rotation, with MLB Network insider Jon Paul Morosi reporting the Sox met in Scottsdale with one of the top starting pitchers in the market, left-hander Jordan Montgomery.
Breslow is not ruling out the possibility of adding to the catching corps, despite being 'very comfortable' with Connor Wong as the primary catcher.
The Red Sox are open to engaging with players who have received qualifying offers for a potential contract, including Shohei Ohtani, Sonny Gray, Aaron Nola and Blake Snell, which suggests increased flexibility compared to past years.