A former Boston Red Sox fan favorite is currently available on the open market.
Things have heated up across the league, but the free-agent reliever has not kept up as much. There are still a few high-leverage relievers available on the market, including former Red Sox veteran Chris Martin.
He signed a two-year, $13.5 million contract with the Red Sox that expires at the end of the 2024 season. Martin was one of the team’s most prominent hurlers over the last two years and earned a 2.16 cumulative ERA across 100 appearances.
Martin has expressed an interest in playing for another year. Could it be with the Red Sox? Maybe. But other teams definitely have an interest in him as well. The Texas Rangers are allegedly interested in Martin, according to Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News.
“And now, in the time it took you to get caught up in all that, the Rangers may already be off on the next pursuit: Finishing off the back end of the bullpen,” Grant told the reporters. “There is interest in reuniting with Kirby Yates, who converted 33 of 34 save attempts last year, and potentially adding setup man Chris Martin of Arlington.”
Martin is from the Texas area and proved in 2024 that he clearly has something left in the tank. Maybe his hometown Rangers could be a fit. If he doesn’t return to Boston.
