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Alex Cora's new statement on Ceddanne Rafaela hints at Red Sox's trade outlook

The Boston Red Sox have a well-documented logjam in their outfield with four players deserving 162 games of action in Roman Anthony, Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu, and Jarren Duran. It's a clear problem (even if chief baseball officer Craig Breslow won't admit so publicly), and no one's positive exactly which solution Boston has in mind.

Trading one of the four players appears necessary, with Anthony completely off the table in that regard. And while Duran has been by far the most talked about trade chip of the other three (he's been in serious rumors since last season's deadline), some people have whispered that Rafaela could end up getting moved instead.