This New Jordan Montgomery Report Will Excite Red Sox Fans

The Red Sox might have a big move up their sleeve before the start of the Major League Baseball regular season.

Spring trainings are well underway across the big leagues, but a handful of top-level free agents still reside on the open market. One of them is Jordan Montgomery, who is coming off a terrific 2023 season in which he played a big role in helping the Texas Rangers win the World Series.

Montgomery could make an immediate big impact in Boston, where Craig Breslow and company reportedly are “prioritizing” the star left-hander. And according to longtime MLB reporter Peter Gammons, the Red Sox and Montgomery might be making some headway on a contract.

“One NL executive yesterday said, “We hear the Red Sox and Scott Boras had a good meeting recently and may get some deal eventually done on Jordan Montgomery,'” Gammons posted to X on Monday morning.

There’s a clear fit for Montgomery in Boston. The Red Sox haven’t had a reliable ace in years, and Montgomery could fill that void in a division where he played the first five-plus seasons of his career. The 31-year-old also has gained a familiarity with Boston with his wife serving her dermatology residency at a local hospital.

Montgomery obviously wouldn’t come at a bargain price to the Red Sox or any other interested team. But in order to keep pace in a very competitive American League, a lucrative signing could be a shrewd move for Boston.