What's the update on the Red Sox adding a RH bat? Let's hear from Cora and Breslow?
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00:00Now the first person we're going to hear from though, in They Said It, is going to be Alex Cora
00:04This is what Alex Cora said about the possibility of adding another player to the roster
00:12In particular, maybe a right-handed bat, per se
00:15Here was Alex Cora
00:17I think there's a lot of things going on right now that, you know, is out of our control
00:22I think we have done a good job, you know, presenting our program and taking a step forward
00:28But then after that, you know, it takes two to tango, right?
00:32So we'll see what happens in the upcoming days, upcoming weeks
00:35But I think we've been very aggressive, you know, in certain situations
00:39And I won't be surprised if we add something else
00:43Okay, all right
00:45So it sounds positive when you hear it
00:46That does
00:47I agree, Greg
00:48It sounds very positive
00:50They've been aggressive
00:51They want to add another player if possible
00:54Well, this was Craig Breslow at like the same picnic table
01:00Just at a different point in time
01:02Talking about the idea of maybe, maybe not actually adding that right-handed bat
01:09So I think we're interested in making the right acquisition
01:12Not an acquisition for the sake of adding a player
01:14We feel good about the guys that we have in camp
01:17And like I said, we'll continue to pursue opportunities to upgrade
01:22But I don't believe in, you know, adding a player simply to be able to kind of check a box
01:28We want someone who's able to contribute big league wins in 2025
01:31Can I just, this is a new thing
01:33And Patriots fans and Red Sox fans have joined forces in promoting that way of thinking
01:39Nobody's saying you need to do it to check a box
01:43People are saying to do it because it improves your team
01:47Like I find it to be so demeaning
01:50When these guys talk to you like you're a freaking moron
01:53Well the box is there for a reason
01:54Like the box is there to be checked
01:57And adding a piece is just going to make you better and check the box
02:00In a great column by Shaughnessy today in the Globe
02:03Where he goes back and revisits Sam Kennedy's comments following the season
02:06Where he said, quote, there will be an extreme urgency to win, unquote
02:13Has there been an extreme urgency to do anything but act like they were interested in Juan Soto?