The baseball world is waiting on Juan Soto. With a week to go before the Winter Meetings, so are the Red Sox, who have a lot of roster needs no matter where the superstar goes.

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Social media has been a wild place to be over the last week with constant rumors, reports and speculation about the Juan Soto sweepstakes coming in every hour or so. For the Boston Red Sox and their fan base,