The Boston Red Sox have a math problem.

Alex Cora's club enters the 2025-26 offseason with four starting-caliber outfielders -- Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu and Roman Anthony -- for just three spots. All four players are under team control through at least the 2028 season.

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One potential solution is moving Rafaela to second base, but that's far from ideal: Rafaela is one of the best defensive center fielders in baseball ( his 21 outs above average ranked second in MLB last season), and the Red Sox were 12-12 in the 24 games he played at second in 2025.

Another solution, of course, is removing one outfielder from the equation. And it sounds like that scenario is generating buzz in league circles --

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