BOSTON — Dave Dombrowski offered little insight Monday into how he plans to navigate the pitching market this offseason.
The Sox may lose key starter Nate Eovaldi to free agency, at which point, they could feel a need to add another starter. They also can lose a pair of top relievers, Joe Kelly and Craig Kimbrel.
“We feel comfortable with the way it is now,” Dombrowski said of the rotation. “That’s not to say that it can’t get better. But we have four established guys right now that pitch for us in [Chris] Sale, [David] Price, [Rick] Porcello and [Eduardo] Rodriguez.”
Dombrowski noted Steven Wright could be a starter or reliever, and mentioned Hector Velazquez and Brian Johnson as possibilities for the rotation as well.
“So there’s a comfort zone,” Dombrowski said. “But you’re kind of open to seeing if you can make yourself better. If it’s starting rotation, bullpen, both, we’ll just kind of keep an open mind as we go through... I don’t know that a lot of guys are moving forward real fast.”
Dombrowski said the team has been in touch with the reps for Kimbrel and Kelly. (Eovaldi and Kelly have the same agency.)
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