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3 Red Sox free agents who won’t be back next season and why

By Tim Boyle

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 31: J.D. Martinez #28 of the Boston Red Sox bats against the Minnesota Twins on August 31, 2022 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 31: J.D. Martinez #28 of the Boston Red Sox bats against the Minnesota Twins on August 31, 2022 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – JULY 22: Nathan Eovaldi #17 of the Boston Red Sox warms up before a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 22, 2022 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /

2) Red Sox pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is another postseason hero to part ways with

Nathan Eovaldi joined up with the Red Sox in the middle of 2018 which was just in time for the party. He was amazing for them in the regular season and gave them some quality starts and relief appearances in the playoffs. Boston re-signed him early in the offseason after he became a free agent. Through some ups and downs, he has been mostly a positive addition to the franchise’s history.

Eovaldi’s contract does come to an end after the 2022 campaign. After four years and a $17 million payday in each, the time has come for the Red Sox to go in a different direction. Eovaldi wasn’t quite as durable as they needed him to be this season. Now on the other side of 30, he would only be a nice fit to return if the Red Sox seemed a little more ready to win. They don’t quite look that way.

Starting pitching health is one of the main factors which sunk the Red Sox this season. Eovaldi is one of those arms Boston was hoping to get more innings from. Instead, it’s Nick Pivetta running away with the team lead in innings pitched and possibly the only player that will top even 125 frames.

The Red Sox may need to take a step back this winter. Eovaldi was good enough to earn a multi-year deal. Boston isn’t positioned well enough to pay him a good enough contract to get the greatest benefit of having him on the payroll.

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