Boston Red Sox
Boston, in final place within the AL East, reportedly is fielding calls about quite a few gamers with lower than two months till MLB’s commerce deadline.
The Boston Pink Sox have but to resolve whether or not they are going to be consumers or sellers this commerce deadline, as is the case for many of the American League.
However discussions involving a number of Pink Sox gamers reportedly are going down, in response to The Athletic’s Jen McCaffrey.
One participant reportedly on the commerce block is catcher Connor Wong, McCaffrey heard from a supply.
Wong, who has fallen to the underside of Boston’s catching totem pole in latest weeks, hasn’t hit a house run since 2024. He’s batting .264 on the yr, a serious enchancment from his .190 mark final season.
However his .375 slugging proportion is a testomony to his full lack of energy the final two years.
Behind the plate, Wong has been serviceable, however he hasn’t proven marked enchancment since debuting in 2021. Per Baseball Savant, a number of of the 30-year-old’s catcher protection stats are beneath league common, together with his -2 catching runs and -2 framing stats.
A damaged pinkie finger Wong suffered in 2025 might nonetheless issue into his struggles over a yr later. Catching is hard on the physique, however with higher choices in Mickey Gasper and Carlos Narvaez, it is sensible that the group is making an attempt to deal Wong. He received’t develop into an unrestricted free agent till 2029, giving potential suitors monetary flexibility.
Inside McCaffrey’s report, she reported groups are calling the Pink Sox in regards to the availability of nearer Aroldis Chapman and high-leverage relievers Justin Slaten and Garrett Whitlock.
Boston, nonetheless, has instructed groups ‘no.’
“The Pink Sox have mentioned — for now — they’ve no real interest in dealing anybody from that bullpen trio,” McCaffrey wrote.
Whitlock was positioned on the 15-day injured listing with left knee irritation on Could 28. He pitched one inning in a Saturday rehab appearance with the Worcester Pink Sox.
Whitlock continues to be the most effective setup arms in all of MLB. It wouldn’t be a shock if groups are curious about buying and selling for the 29-year-old righty, who owns a 1.11 WHIP by means of 19.2 innings. He’s struck out 25 batters in comparison with six walks in 20 appearances.
Chapman has additionally been experiencing a hamstring injury, interim supervisor Chad Tracy instructed reporters after Friday’s win towards the New York Yankees.
Nonetheless, the 38-year-old flamethrower has been nearly unhittable, which is par for the course in his profession. Chapman has a measly 0.46 ERA and 0.91 WHIP by means of 20 appearances (19.2 innings). He has walked 9 males and hit a batter, however his whopping 33.8 strikeout proportion stands out.
Slaten, 28, missed one month to a proper indirect pressure earlier this season, however has been efficient and at instances dominant since returning in early Could. The center reliever has a 3.27 ERA and 1.18 WHIP (14 strikeouts to 4 walks) in 12 appearances.
Jarren Duran is one other identify groups have continued to name about, ESPN’s Jeff Passan mentioned earlier this week. Passan famous Boston and organizations worth the outfielder in a different way, which might be why he remained within the group after arising in commerce rumors over the winter.
Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow’s two commerce deadlines have been lackluster. It will likely be attention-grabbing to see what major-league strikes, if any, he makes earlier than the Aug. 3 deadline.
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