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Aug. 1: Red Sox open to buying and selling Paxton?
With the Red Sox sitting 2 1/2 video games out within the AL Wild Card race and out there for one more beginning pitcher, it has appeared secure to imagine that James Paxton is staying put.
But The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal (subscription required) reviews that Boston is “exploring a number of options” as we strategy as we speak’s Trade Deadline, together with a buying and selling Paxton, buying and selling an outfielder (Adam Duvall and Alex Verdugo have been talked about as commerce candidates) and including beginning pitching and infield depth.
Paxton has been one of many Red Sox’s most dependable beginning pitchers this season, posting a 3.34 ERA, a 1.07 WHIP and a ten.3 Okay/9 over 13 outings. However, he is eligible totally free company this offseason and has an in depth harm historical past, so it would make sense for Boston to benefit from a vendor’s marketplace for beginning pitchers and transfer the 34-year-old whereas his worth is excessive.
July 30: Red Sox ‘listening’ on Verdugo (report)
The Red Sox could also be within the AL Wild Card hunt, however that does not imply they are not open to buying and selling key contributors in an effort to improve their roster in different methods, based on a report by MassLive’s Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam.
Cotillo and McAdam are reporting that the Red Sox are “willing to listen to offers” for Alex Verdugo, who got here to Boston within the commerce that despatched Mookie Betts to the Dodgers in 2020. The 27-year-old outfielder is hitting .272/.345/.424 with seven dwelling runs this season, however he is been slumping on the plate the previous few weeks.
According to the MassLive report, a commerce of Verdugo wouldn’t essentially shut the door on a possible commerce of one other Red Sox outfielder, Adam Duvall. Duvall has been a part of Trade Deadline offers 3 times already in his profession, most notably when he was dealt from the Marlins to the Braves in 2021, serving to Atlanta win the World Series that fall.
July 30: Clubs are reportedly scouting Duvall, Paxton
The Red Sox, getting into the day simply 2 1/2 video games out of a playoff spot, haven’t given a transparent indication that they’re sellers for this Trade Deadline. Just every week in the past, chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom expressed that Boston is wanting so as to add pitching.
However, a few Red Sox on expiring contracts have caught the attention of opposing groups. According to The Boston Globe’s Pete Abraham, Phillies scouts have been at San Francisco’s Oracle Park on Saturday to have a look at outfielder Adam Duvall. At the identical time, Rangers scouts have been in attendance to observe beginning pitcher James Paxton, per The Globe’s Julian McWilliams.
Duvall, who owns a stellar 123 wRC+ by way of 169 plate appearances this season, went 0-for-3 within the loss. Paxton took a no-decision after delivering a robust efficiency in opposition to the Giants. The southpaw owns an 80-to-20 Okay/BB ratio and a 3.34 ERA by way of 70 innings this 12 months. He has allowed three or fewer earned runs in 11 of his 13 begins.
