Will the Red Sox make a move during the Winter Meetings?

I think the Sox will make further moves but there is no real hurry now.

I think they will sign a reliever and then still go on to sign another reliever this offseason. I don't see the Sox making any trades at the meetings.

Winter Meetings usually happen on the first week of December. I wonder why it was on the second week this year?

The Nats just signed Corbin to a huge deal. They are absolutely in win-now. Corbin’s basically an upgrade on Gio Gonzalez. They also have money to spend and Strasburg, Soto, Robles, Turner, Rendon, etc. They have a great young core and Scherzer is a perennial Cy contender. My guess is that he finishes his career there. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love him on the Sox, but the Nats wouldn’t trade him without getting a major (top-25) prospect back in addition to Rodriguez, who has two years left, but who will have escalating salary/reduced excess value with time. Even on his $30M AAV, Scherzer’s returning $20M+ in excess value annually (7 WAR last year, at $9M per win, is $63M-$30M=$33M in excess). He projects for about 5 WAR, and that will drop with time...but still, they can get more for him and not need to take on $ like Nunez.

I don't anticipate the Sox making any moves during the winter meetings. They're waiting on Kimbrel to set the relief pitcher market going elsewhere (either Philly or St. Louis I'd guess - with Philly being the most likely destination in my opinion).

Once that happens things will get sorted out. I don't anticipate that Kimbrel is going to sign during the meetings.

I don't even anticipate that Harper will sign with the Phillies and Machado will sign with the Yankees during the meetings. That probably gets dragged out.

I think Realmuto gets dealt during the meetings and I think Greinke winds up getting dealt during the meetings. Other than that I think the meetings will be dull. Other than DiPoto making a bunch of trades because he's Jerry DiPoto.

The relief pitcher market will drag into January before Kelly returns and the Sox add another reliever which might wind up being Herrera.

Here's Ian Browne's take:

www.mlb.com/redsox/news/dave-dombrowski-strong-at-winter-meetings/c-301531994

Robby Scott was traded to the Reds. No news what is coming back this way.

Apparently the Sox got an open 40 man roster spot for Robby Scott, who according to what I read on mlbtraderumors.com was actually not traded, but rather claimed by the Reds.

Or Joey Votto?

I have to say that I'm kind of glad he's gone. Despite his good numbers at AAA, I had zero faith in him. First, I cannot stand LOOGYs. I prefer good pitchers. And second, if you're going to be a LOOGY, don't freaking walk any LHB. If you do, you're worthless to me.

Also, I think he was/would be suffering from familiarity with his funky delivery.  The more guys saw him, the easier it was going to be to hit a 85 mph fastball.