9 Red Sox Who Won't Return in 2024

After missing the playoffs for the fourth time since 2019, the Boston Red Sox will likely see these players depart this offseason if it means improving the future outlook.

Alex Verdugo is one of nine Red Sox who won't be on the roster once the 2024 MLB season begins. / Kevin Sousa-USA TODAY Sports

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3. Corey Kluber

This pick doesn't take a rocket scientiest to figure out.

Corey Kluber was awful for the Red Sox this season. The former two-time AL Cy Young winner looked like anything but an award-winning pitcher in Boston, pitching to a 3-6 record with a 7.04 ERA across 15 games (9 starts).

The Red Sox now have Kluber's $11 million team option looming and I can't see a world where they pick it up. If the 37-year-old had at least hit the .500 win mark while playing to a 4.00 ERA or better, I'd be down to bring him back. But how can we expect a bounce-back showing when Kluber's last All-Star season was in 2018?

At this rate, it's clear that Kluber won't return to his Cy Young form. He'll likely need to accept that he's an end-of-the-rotation arm or work toward a bullpen role if he wants his MLB career to continue.

Regardless of what does happen to his career, don't count on it occurring in Beantown.

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