The Boston Red Sox are back to perusing the free-agent market, and it looks like one item on their shopping list is a utility infielder.
According to MLB insider Hector Gomez, the Red Sox are among the teams interested in Jonathan Villar. Also in the mix for the nine-year veteran are the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Villar, 30, has spent most of his MLB career at shortstop (432 games), second base (367 games), and third base (151 games). He also has played 15 games in the outfield -- 10 in center field and five in left.
Last season with the New York Mets, Villar posted a slash line of .249/.322/.416 with 18 home runs and 42 RBI in 142 games. The versatile switch-hitter is a career .258 hitter in his nine season with the Mets, Blue Jays, Miami Marlins, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, and Houston Astros.
