Honestly, I've grown so numb to this team that I don't think I would be upset nor excited if we signed this guy. This team needs arms and you can sign him for cheap.
Also, bring back Clevinger, our best pitcher of 2023.
That was my first thought as well. But even if TA says he'll move to 2B a year ago, you really think the Sox are players for Turner, Swanson, Correa, or Xander? Hell no.
Can Sosa play short? I’d rather not give it to a rookie but there is nothing else really out there in free agency unless you want Andrus to be a stop gap. But then you’re just giving time to past their prime veterans again.
Obviously they won't pick up the option but what if they could re-work the deal into a 2 year deal that is back-loaded + buyout/option that guarantees him the same amount of money owed?
Example: 2024: $3 Million (let him rehab towards end of the year in minors)
2025: $9 Million
2026: $9 Million option/$3 Million buyout
Or use the opt out and then pay him a lesser 2 year deal I guess would work too.
Edit: with this in mind, maybe bringing him back on some sort of multi-year deal would be great for the team next year. He might be the kind of guy who would rather rest and hang out with the team (at least maybe for the home games) and be in the dugout than sit at home. And then you would have that personality of his on the bench until it's time for him to go work his way back in the minors.