After trading for 13-year veteran right-hander Sonny Gray last week, Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer still won't say whether he considers his search for a No. 2 starter complete.

Breslow said only that he "doesn't know how much sense it makes in November to put a number on a guy", a statement that appeared to leave the door open for the Red Sox to acquire another arm to follow ace Garrett Crochet in the rotation.

On Sunday, a new candidate arose for that slot, when Boston Globe columnist Alex Speier reported that the Kansas City Royals have declared 2024 All-Star left-hander Cole Ragans not "off limits" in trade talks.

But Speier also quoted Royals general manager J.J. Picollo specifying that "there would have to be a really big return" for Ragans, a 2016 Texas Rangers first-r

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