MLB Rumors: Grading the Yankees, Mets and Red Sox trade deadline
By Scott Rogust
MLB rumors: Grading the Boston Red Sox’s trade deadline
The Boston Red Sox may have lost big names in free agency like Xander Bogaerts, J.D. Martinez, and Nathan Eovaldi, bringing down excitement for the 2023 season, but they are still in the postseason race. Entering deadline day, the Red Sox held a 56-50 record, good enough for fourth place in the AL East, but just 2.5 games back of the Toronto Blue Jays for the league’s last playoff berth.
Even though the Red Sox weren’t that far out of a playoff berth, chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom didn’t go for the big move to help propel them up the standings. Their lone addition on deadline day was infielder Luis Urias from the Milwaukee Brewers. Urias played in just 20 games with the Brewers this year, recording a .145 batting average, a .299 on-base percentage, a .236 slugging percentage, one home run, five RBI, five runs, and eight hits in 55 at-bats. In exchange, the Red Sox sent minor-league pitcher Bradley Blalock
Their other move ahead of the deadline was dealing Enrique Hernandez back to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Red Sox tried Hernandez at shortstop to fill in until Trevor Story returned from injury. It didn’t work out, so the Red Sox traded him back.
The Red Sox didn’t really do much to help themselves out, while their rivals in front of them in the standings in the Baltimore Orioles, Tapa Bay Rays, and Toronto Blue Jays all got significantly better. That’s just not good enough for the Red Sox, especially with how other teams in the Wild Card race improved as well.
Boston Red Sox trade grade: D