Max Fried and Blake Snell were also considered top free-agent pitchers last offseason. Snell was the first ace to land a considerable contract as he signed a five-year, $182 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers less than a month after the team won the World Series.

The Boston Red Sox put right-handed reliever Justin Slaten on the 15-day injury list due to shoulder inflammation. It was one of several roster moves the Red Sox made Sunday morning, which included replacing Slaten on the roster with right-hander Luis Guerrero.