Upgrading the Red Sox rotation has been a well-established goal for the club this winter, but theyve achieved little on that front beyond swapping out for to this point despite pursuits of players such as and this winter. While chief baseball officer has that the club remains engaged in the market for starting pitching, club CEO recently cast some doubt on the po sibility of the club making a significant addition by that the club is unlikely to match its 2023 payroll in 2024. With that being said, at least one member of the Red Sox pitching apparatus feels confident about the clubs internal options headed into the season. In a conversation with Bogdan Bogdanovic Jersey , disputed the notion that the club needs to add another starting pitcher to its rotation mix while adding that he feels the group, which consists of Giolito, , and with the likes of and in competition for the fifth spot, has the talent to succeed. That group of pitchers combined for a 4.51 ERA in 791 innings of work last year. Baileys optimism regarding the clubs internal options for the rotation is fortunate as its unclear whether the club will be succe sful in adding another arm to the rotation this offseason. According to , the clubs current projected payroll is just $21MM below its 2023 level, likely leaving room for little more than a lower-level acquisition such as , Hyun-Jin Ryu, or perhaps a reunion with . More significant additions such as a deal for or would surely require the club to such as that of closer , particularly the clubs of a right-handed hitter such as . More notes from Boston While manager is entering the final year of his contract in 2024, the 48-year-old skipper recently told reporters (including ) that he has yet to have any significant discu sions with the club regarding his future, though he added that hed be very selfish to focus on that and take his attention away from the upcoming season. Cora has that he would like to move upstairs to a front office role at some point, though its worth noting that he that hes not ready to make that jump at this point in his career. If he remains in the dugout following the 2024 season, whether at Fenway or elsewhere, hell do so as one of the leagues most well-respected managers with a record of 440-370 through five seasons at the helm in Boston. One piece of the Red Sox management puzzle that seems unlikely to change any time soon is ownership. As noted by , club chairman Tom Werner recently spoke to reporters about the ownership groups plans to remain in Boston long-term. Werner noted that the Red Sox are the cornerstone of Fenway Sports Group, the clubs parent company that also owns other major sports teams such as Liverpool F.C. and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Werner added that ownership hopes to remain at the helm in Boston for a couple more decades at least. The Red Sox made a significant hire for their front office earlier this week as reports that pitching guru Kyle Boddy has joined the club as a special advisor to Breslow. Boddy is best known as the founder of Driveline Baseball, a data-driven independent player development facility. Aside from his work at Driveline, Boddy also served as the Reds pitching director from October 2019 to September 2021. This offseason has seen the Red Sox focus heavily on hires with backgrounds in pitching development, with both Breslow and Bailey joining the clubs ranks in addition to Boddy over the past few months. Peja Stojakovic Jersey