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“If it occurs, it occurs, nevertheless it’s simply all rumors for now, so I’m simply gonna hold having enjoyable with my boys.”
The commerce rumors surrounding Jarren Duran have endured with the deadline approaching, however he’s not sweating over them.
Duran admitted that he hasn’t saved tabs on the current rumors involving him following the Purple Sox’ 4-2 win over the Dodgers on Saturday. The truth is, Duran has tuned out commerce deadline discuss to the purpose that he needed to ask reporters when deadline day is.
“Truthfully, that’s in all probability one of many issues I really don’t stress about,” Duran instructed reporters when requested how he felt about being concerned in commerce rumors. “I’ve no management over it. So if it occurs, it occurs. However I don’t have social media like Twitter and stuff like that. So I by no means sort of see any of that stuff.
“My dad at all times retains me on my toes and shoots one over to me each infrequently, like I’m not going to inform him [if a trade] occurs. He’s all like, ‘Did this occur?’ … If it occurs, it occurs, nevertheless it’s simply all rumors for now, so I’m simply gonna hold having enjoyable with my boys.”
Duran has generally been alleged to be the odd man out within the Purple Sox’ long-term outfield plans. Nonetheless, a number of current reviews have indicated that Duran will remain in Boston beyond Thursday’s trade deadline. The Purple Sox not too long ago turned down a proposal from the Padres involving pitcher Dylan Stop, MassLive’s Sean McAdam reported, although The Boston Globe‘s Alex Speier later reported that such a proposal was by no means made.
Moreover, USA Today‘s Bob Nightengale reported that the Purple Sox don’t have any plans to commerce Duan previous to Thursday’s deadline.
Whereas it seems Duran will stay in Boston for the remainder of the 2025 season, his future with the Purple Sox past that also appears to be murky. Boston continues to be “probably” to maneuver Duran in some unspecified time in the future. Duran has three years of staff management following the 2025 season, however at 29, he’s the oldest member of the Purple Sox’ common starters within the outfield.
For now, Duran is targeted on the current, however doesn’t have a powerful desire for a way the staff handles the commerce deadline.
“In the event that they add, superior. In the event that they don’t, superior,” Duran mentioned. “We love the staff we now have, and we’re simply gonna roll with what we bought. There’s nothing we are able to management. We simply gotta belief no matter they do is one of the best for the staff.”
The Purple Sox have positioned themselves to be consumers forward of the commerce deadline. They enter Sunday’s collection finale in opposition to the Dodgers sitting at 56-50, holding the final wild card spot by a half-game.
Purple Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has said on a number of events that the staff intends so as to add in a significant means earlier than Thursday. They’ve been largely linked to beginning pitchers and first basemen as they search to spherical out the roster and fill these two areas of want.
Buying and selling Duran would additionally run counterintuitive to the Purple Sox’ purchaser’s strategy. Even when Duran may be the odd man out within the lengthy haul, he’s nonetheless been productive this 12 months. He’s hitting .259 with a .768 OPS, 9 residence runs, and 55 RBIs. He additionally hit for 2 triples on Saturday, giving him an AL-leading 12 on the season.
Duran’s resurgence on the plate in July is only one of a handful of the explanation why the Purple Sox have been in a position to flip their season round following a tough finish to June. The current run has additionally led to a perception throughout the Purple Sox’ clubhouse that they’ll make a deep playoff run, in line with Duran.
“I like this staff,” Duran mentioned. “Personally, I really feel like we do all of it. We will hit homers. We will run. We’re athletic. We’re younger. And one of the best half about us being so younger is that if we lose the onerous sport, we’re laughing and joking, flushing it, and we’re prepared to maneuver on to the subsequent sport.”
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