The Red Sox face a costly path to signing Bo Bichette after losing Alex Bregman to the Chicago Cubs, with the shortstop’s price and multiple suitors complicating Boston’s offseason plans.

If you look at the Boston Red Sox's offseason from the perspective of what they have added, it's not been bad. Sonny Gray, Willson Contreras, and Johan Oviedo

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The Red Sox are reportedly linked with moves for Eugenio Suarez, Bo Bichette, and Framber Valdez after failing to land Alex Bregman.

The MLB offseason hot stove has developed slowly but consistently over the last two months. As we open the new year, there are plenty of big names still left on the free-agent market, including starting pitchers Framber Valdez and Ranger Suárez and position players Cody Bellinger,

"When it comes to the Boston Red Sox’s chances of landing Bo Bichette, they are presumed guilty of failing to land major free agents until they prove otherwise," The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal wrote on Wednesday. Bichette, who played shortstop for the Toronto Blue Jays, would likely slide to third base if he joined Boston.