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Red Sox Reportedly Re-Sign Pair Of Hurlers As Depth Starts To Take Shape

Boston is bringing back some depth for next season
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Red Sox Reportedly Re-Sign Pair Of Hurlers As Depth Starts To Take Shape
Red Sox Reportedly Re-Sign Pair Of Hurlers As Depth Starts To Take Shape

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The Boston Red Sox are wasting no time putting some depth pieces in place as they gear up for a potentially franchise-altering offseason.

While fans will want to hear about the addition of potential frontline starters and proven veterans, the early part of the offseason will include plenty of organization depth players. Two of which reportedly are returning for the 2024 season.

The Red Sox are re-signing right-hander starter Victor Santos and left-hander reliever Cam Booser to minor league deals according to Baseball America's Matt Eddy.

Santos posted a 4.97 ERA with a 126-to-34 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .265 batting average against and 1.27 WHIP in 145 innings between Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester last season.

The 23-year-old does not have elite stuff and only musters up low-90s fastballs but shows command and could become a star of the new Craig Breslow pitching development system -- which focuses on increasing velocity and spin rate. 

Booser is a much more unique candidate. The southpaw was signed out of independent ball last offseason and did enough to earn another contract. 

The 31-year-old posted a 4.99 ERA with a 66-to-24 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .245 batting average against and 1.35 WHIP in 57 2/3 innings for Triple-A Worcester.

The journeyman has a strong fastball that can reach triple digits but does not show consistent command and his offspeed offerings -- a slider and cutter -- do not do much to differentiate between the two. Still, his underlying numbers are encouraging.

Both pitchers can be described as depth for now but have the opportunity to improve their status next season.

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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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