First Pitch: 3 realistic Xander Bogaerts trade packages for Red Sox to consider
By Mark Powell
Red Sox rumors: White Sox potential trade package for Xander Bogaerts
This trade is courtesy of Vincent Parise, site editor over at Southside Showdown, and it’s essentially coined a ‘going for it all’ offer.
To make a trade like this, as with all of the teams involved, the White Sox would need some sort of confirmation that Bogaerts is willing to stay on the South Side of Chicago long-term. It would also mean that Bogaerts is comfortable switching positions, as Tim Anderson projects to be the starting shortstop for Chicago for a long time to come.
That’s a lot of ifs, but there is an argument to be made. As I wrote on Thursday, Chaim Bloom would at least have to listen:
"“If the Red Sox say no to THAT, then they have no intention on trading Bogaerts in the first place. Crotchet is on the 60-day IL and will undergo Tommy John surgery, so he’s out for the foreseeable future, but projects to be a top bullpen arm when healthy. Vaughn has been floated in trade rumors, and could start at first base or the outfield for Boston long-term. Colson Montgomery is Chicago’s No. 1 prospect, and could end up being the gem of this trade should he pan out. Burger, meanwhile, is a bit of an oddball without a real position at the moment. He sure wouldn’t play third base with the Red Sox, as trading away Bogaerts likely ensures they’re keeping Rafael Devers long-term. Yes, it’s a lot. But keep in mind this is the ‘final offer’, and could very well include different names when all is said and done.”"
That is a lot of prospect capital, and it basically signals Boston kicking the can down the road some in terms of competing with the upper echelon of the American League.