For those of you keeping track, it’s the first full week of the offseason and already the Red Sox have been linked to approximately 79% of all known baseball players, living and dead. Indeed, in the last 24 hours we’ve heard about them and Anibal Sanchez, Mike Napoli, Adam LaRoche, Shin-Soo Choo, Justin Masterson, Justin Upton. So what’s one more?
Hiroki Kuroda receiving interest from teams other than #Yankees and #Dodgers. #RedSox have reached out as well. @mlbonfox
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) November 8, 2012
Kuroda is definitely an interesting free agent, as he has preferred to do one-year deals and has contemplated returning to Japan in the past. The Dodgers would definitely want him back. So too would the Yankees. And the Red Sox have both cash and a need.