Red Sox Fans Get Unfortunate Wilyer Abreu Extension Update
The Boston Red Sox have already signed some of their young stars to contract extensions, but Wilyer Abreu remains unsigned.
Red Sox Fans Get Unfortunate Wilyer Abreu Extension Update originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Boston Red Sox have already signed some of their young stars to contract extensions, but Wilyer Abreu is still awaiting an extension of his own.
The big news in baseball this week has been 19-year-old Konnor Griffin's nine-year extension with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Red Sox have already signed Roman Anthony, Ceddanne Rafaela, Kristian Campbell and Brayan Bello to extensions. Abreu and Jarren Duran are two of the young stars on their team who are realistic candidates to get the next extension.
After Griffin's deal was announced, Rob Bradford asked Abreu if there had been any recent talks with the organization regarding an extension. "After Konnor Griffin extension I went back to ask Wilyer Abreu if he has any recent talks about an extension with the Red Sox," Bradford wrote on X on Wednesday. "He said he still hasn’t.
" Abreu has noted that he is open to listening to extension talks. The two sides did discuss an extension a couple of years ago, but at that time, Abreu felt it was best to wait. Ultimately, that was the right decision for him.