Report: Some in Red Sox’ ‘inner circle’ want Alonso over Schwarber

With money to spend this offseason, the Red Sox are already linked to several high-profile free agents.

First baseman Pete Alonso and former Red Sox outfielder Kyle Schwarber have been connected to Boston in rumors dating back to the regular season earlier this year. Both of whom are power-hitting bats who would slot into the top half of the Red Sox’ lineup if the team landed one of them.

Considering Schwarber’s brief yet memorable tenure in Boston during the second half of the 2021 season, which he helped prolong by leading them to the postseason for the first time since 2018, his name has appeared most often in reports thus far.

Between the Red Sox “loving” the 32-year-old, according to MassLive’s Chris Cotillo, and Fansided’s Robert Murray expecting the club to be a “big player”