"Red Sox manager Alex Cora prefers a single closer and Scott is the best one available." The post Former MLB GM tabs Red Sox as ‘clear front-runners’ for top free-agent reliever appeared first on Boston.

The Boston Red Sox have gone a long way toward upgrading their starting rotation this offseason, trading for former Chicago White Sox lefty ace Garrett Crochet, and signing two-time World Series winner Walker Buehler from the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox have emerged as the favorite to land an All-Star closer free agent, according to an MLB insider.

The Boston Red Sox have been in the market for two-time World Series champ Alex Bregman for a while now, and made it to the final two teams in consideration. However, according to MLB insider John Denton,

"The most-impactful closer on the market has yet to sign and teams are lining up for him but waiting for the asking price to drop. The Red Sox are the clear front-runners for Scot