The Sox are heading into this offseason with three major areas of need: starting pitching, first base, and the outfield. The exclusivity window with free agents has come and gone, and the Sox find themselves with two wide-open corner outfield spots. Luckily, they have a healthy amount of external and internal options to fill these holes, and with a ton of money available to spend, the Red Sox should be able to find an outfield combination that is affordable, productive, and that doesn’t alter their future plans.

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