DeLoach was awful last year and I keep penciling him into the lineup since they actually gave up something for him and there aren't other interesting options to play over him.
The Red Sox look even more stupid here if they sign him at $600M+. They could have signed Betts and Bogaerts for almost that total and you still walk away with a generational type player + plus Xander.
Why? I would think opposite. Go all in. Especially since you have Soto under contract for longer some of the guys you would have under control and move them to help now.