In a Nov. 6 article, Jon Heyman of the New York Post explained that the New York Yankees are inquiring about some of the aces available in free agency.

“The Yankees have looked at free agent ace pitchers — Max Fried, Corbin Burnes and Blake Snell — but it remains uncertain whether they would also take Soto and an ace pitcher,” Heyman wrote.

New York’s aggressiveness in pursuing one of these elite three will almost certainly depend on whether Juan Soto re-signs with them. But if none of these pitchers end up in pinstripes, Yankees fans will certainly prefer not to join any other AL East team, especially their arch-rival Boston Red Sox.

But that’s exactly what Bleacher Report’s Erik Beaston predicted for Blake Snell in a November 24 article.

“The Red Sox had the seventh-best team ERA among starting pitchers in 2024 at 0.381, so an argument can be made that the team doesn’t need a high-priced starter so much as it needs an upgrade at other positions,” Beaston wrote .

“Given that the AL East has strong offenses in New York and Baltimore, and Toronto and Tampa are expected to get better in the offseason, it makes sense that Boston would want to bolster its rotation to combat them.”

“Since Morosi has told MLB Network that the Dodgers and Orioles are the favorites for Burnes, Snell and Fried would be the most likely options for Boston,” he continued.

“Snell and his 3.12 ERA, 145 strikeouts and 1.05 WHIP would be a good fit for Beantown and the two-time Cy Young winner would have the opportunity to show off against some of the most dangerous hitters in the American League,” Beaston concluded before predicting, that Snell would sign with the Red Sox.

Snell spent the first five seasons of his MLB tenure with the Tampa Bay Rays and has a career record of 4-6 with a 4.39 ERA and 99 strikeouts against the Yankees.

Time will tell where Snell ends up.