Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow met with the Boston beat on Monday to discu s the teams offseason. MLBTR has Breslows notes on  and  , respectively. and were among those to cover Breslows other comments.  Most notably, the CBO pushed back against trade rumors swirling around first baseman  .   Im not totally sure where it comes from. Were not shopping Triston  , Breslow said.   We see him as a guy that can hit in the middle of the lineup for a really long time here in Boston. Ive seen some of the speculation about what deals may or may not have existed, or what may or may not have been proposed, and there was nothing that was remotely close. Were certainly not shopping him.    Reporting has generally characterized the Sox as being open to a Casas trade without suggesting theyre actively trying to deal him. That has been most prevalent in the context of attempting to line up a deal with Seattle for a controllable starter. reported during the Winter Meetings that the Mariners Jovel Smith Jersey  had rebuffed interest from the Sox in swapping Casas for a young starter like  or  . Boston has seemingly not had interest in a Casas for  framework. wrote last week that the Sox wouldve wanted Seattle to take on the underwater  contract in that situation.  In any case, it looks increasingly likely that Casas will remain on the Red Sox going into next season. Boston has added  and  to a rotation that already included  ,  and  . Giolito is shooting for an Opening Day return from internal brace surgery. That gives the Sox at least six viable starters, while  and  are on hand as depth options.  is likely to kick back to the bullpen once he returns from his own elbow surgery.  While the rotation may no longer be a priority, Breslow highlighted two longstanding target areas: a right-handed bat and the bullpen. Theyve made progre s in the latter area, bringing in  and  to strengthen the left side. Whitlock and  could step in alongside second-year pitcher  in the late innings. Whitlock, Hendriks, and Wilson all come with some durability question marks. Chapmans scattershot command makes him something of a wild card. Slaten, who is just one season removed from being a Rule 5 selection, might be the teams safest reliever.  Relief pitching is tough to project, and the Sox have a more volatile bullpen than most contenders. Theres a decent amount of upside, but its not surprising that Breslow indicated theyll look for another addition. The free agent relief market has barely moved. Only three relievers   ,  and   have signed multi-year deals. Holmes is stretching out as a starter after signing a three-year contract with the Mets. Chapman and  (who accepted a qualifying offer from Cincinnati) are the only other relievers to sign for a guarantee above $10MM.  The slowly-developing relief market in part reflects a weaker than average free agent group. However, the top two relievers,  and  , remain unsigned going into the new year.  ,  ,  and  are other relievers who have yet to sign.  is the top name on the trade market, though the Cardinals seem to prefer to hold him until the deadline.  In contrast to the bullpen, Boston has yet to make a move for a right-handed hitter aside from a trade for backup catcher . The Sox lost  from a group that was already very left-handed. Breslow reiterated that the Sox wanted impact production from   a right-handed bat out of the middle of the lineup  . He left open the po sibility of internal improvements but noted theyre   certainly also engaged in conversations for players that arent yet in the organization  .  The top remaining free agent, righty-hitting infielder  , has been linked to the Sox in recent weeks. Asked whether the Sox are still involved on Bregman, Breslow pointed back to the need for right-handed hitting generally.   As you probably can imagine, Im not going to speak about specific pursuits. I can say that right-handed bats that
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