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The Boston Red Sox offseason had been incredibly underwhelming until they got positive news that the team extended Rafael Devers for 11 years for $331 million. It looked like maybe things would be turning around for the team after losing fan-favorite shortstop Xander Bogaerts.

How will Trevor Story's next chapter play out in Boston?Creative Commons Attribution 2.0. For most of the winter, the Boston Red Sox seemed content to have another relatively quiet offseason. They signed veteran pitchers James Paxton, Rich Hill, and Michael Wacha – all former stars who now project as giant question marks – in the name of rotation depth. They sold high on Hunter Renfroe, shipping him to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for former Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. and a pair of prospects.

We’re more than two months into the lockout without an end in sight. Meaningful games haven’t been placed on the chopping block yet, but we’d be naive to think that isn’t coming in the near future.