Daily Red Sox Links: Garrett Richards, Chaim Bloom, Alex Cora

The Red Sox make their second signing in two days after a long period of inaction through the winter. This time around, they added to their rotation by inking a deal with right-handed starter Garrett Richards. (Trevor Hass; Boston.com)

That signing came in addition to Enrique Hernández and gives them five free agent signings total this winter. There are still holes to fill, though, so could there be more signings after Richards? (Chad Jennings; The Athletic)

So what about that payroll flexibility talk last offseason? (Jason Mastrodonato; Boston Herald)

If you are looking for a contender for Understatement Of The Year, the Chaim Bloom era has been very different than the Dave Dombrowski era here in Boston. (Alex Barth; 98.5 Sports Hub)

In addition to the free agents who have been brought in thus far, Boston also brought back there old manager this winter. Where does Alex Cora rank among the MLB managers? (Pete Abraham; Boston Globe)