Red Sox president Larry Lucchino on Friday said that although the team would never rule out signing free agents, it was approaching this offseason's class with "some skepticism," based on the lack of success it has had in that area the past few seasons. "We are skeptical about free agency, given the recent experience we and so many other clubs have had," Lucchino said in an interview on Boston sports station WEEI. "But we will never turn off that possibility. You have to examine that every year. It's a major avenue that's available to clubs to improve their team. Just as you do with the amateur draft or important trades or international signings, you don't want to turn off any possibility."