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Jon Heyman Floats Red Sox As Potential Landing Spot For Carlos Correa

Boston desperately needs a boost up the middle
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Jon Heyman Floats Red Sox As Potential Landing Spot For Carlos Correa
Jon Heyman Floats Red Sox As Potential Landing Spot For Carlos Correa

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Could the Boston Red Sox cap their offseason by going all in on the best free agent on the market?

It was looking as if Boston was headed toward a dark period full of mid-tier shopping sprees and homegrown departures. Then Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom negotiated the largest deal in franchise history.

With Rafael Devers' freshly minted, 11-year, $331 million contract, it's hard to tell where the Red Sox stand in terms of spending capabilities. Are they back? Or somewhere in the middle?

One way to answer that question would be with the acquisition of superstar shortstop Carlos Correa, who is currently at a standstill with the New York Mets after recording his second questionable physical this offseason.

"We don't know if there are other viable options at this point," the New York Post's Jon Heyman said on MLB Network's "High Heat" on Friday. "We do know there were teams that lost shortstops -- the Red Sox, Braves, Dodgers. But obviously, they weren't in on this level (before the second contract snag), so at this point, the likelihood would be the Mets or the Twins.  

Heyman didn't exactly guarantee Correa would appear in a Red Sox uniform on Opening Day but Boston does sound like a potential mystery team -- especially if the 28-year-old severs ties with the Mets. 

Minnesota offered a contract in the neighborhood of $285 million earlier in the offseason according to Heyman -- but recent physicals could take long-term deals off of the table.

If that became the case, it would make a lot of sense for the Red Sox -- who lack middle infield talent following the departure of Xander Bogaerts -- to attempt a short-term, high-average annual value contract with Correa.

While Marcelo Mayer waits in the wings alongside fellow first-round shortstop Mikey Romero, Correa could be taking advantage of the Green Monster while creating a dynamic duo on the left side of the infield with Devers.

Will it happen? It would be quite a shock, but Correa's offseason has gone far from the status quo -- same can be said for Boston. 

Let's get wild.

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Scott Neville
SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer.  His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu

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