The Boston Red Sox season is over and now the team must focus on building a competitive roster for next season.

The Red Sox, per sources, spent past the threshold in 2025. They had the seventh-highest payroll in baseball. And they'll likely need to spend more to make the most of the "window of contention."

Red Sox right-hander Luis Perales features one of the most electric arms in the Arizona Fall League and he wasted little time proving it. In his AFL debut on Tuesday, just his fourth appearance in game action since Tommy John surgery in June 2024,

Red Sox 0.00 ERA righty pitcher chooses to become a free agent instead of new contract originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The lost a bit of quality relief pitcher depth on Thursday. According to MLB's transaction log, Nick Burdi has elected free agency.

Now that the Yankees are eliminated from the postseason, the pitcher appears to be all in on Boston. The Bruins, that is.

The team made some strides in 2025 by acquiring Garrett Crochet, but questions abound as the offseason gets underway