MLB rumors: Yankees failed trade, Braves dodge trade bullet, Red Sox hyping moves
By Josh Wilson
Trades have happened, and MLB rumors season is officially here.
Here’s the latest you should know regarding MLB rumors, a day after the Royals and Rangers broke the seal on the trade market, sending Aroldis Chapman to the Rangers to further fortify its pitching staff.
Red Sox could be big spenders in trade market
Expect the Boston Red Sox to make some moves.
“Chaim will have full authority to do what is in the best interest of the organization, short-term and long-term. We’re a month away, so we’ll see. Right now, all systems are go. We’re focused on trying to have the team play better and position ourselves for a run into the postseason. That’s the mindset right now,” team president Sam Kennedy said to Mass Live.
While Kennedy signaled that the Red Sox believe the team, as it is now, is talented and simply not playing up to expectations, it’s easy to imagine that the results as they stand now could put the Sox in a position to trade. He even indicated that the goal is to get the team to a point where they can justify making spends in the trade market.
“If things change, we’ll address that at that time. But no one’s thinking about the trade deadline right now. We’re just thinking about trying to put ourselves in a position where we’re looking to add to this team.”
Chaim Bloom may be looking to earn confidence with the organization (Mass Live points out it’s believed he has one year left on his deal) and could do so by being aggressive with moves that get the Sox competing for the AL East title down the stretch, or at least a Wild Card spot. Kennedy says in the same interview that Bloom has the full confidence of the Red Sox organization.
Boston is 3-7 in its last 10 and last in the AL East, 15 games out of first place.
It’s a bold proclamation to make, that the Red Sox expect to be in a position to re-invest in the big-league club with just a month to go before the deadline, and less before deals start heating up. Clearly, the Red Sox are bullish on their ability to turn it around.