Boston.com · Nov 21, 2023
Former MLB GM links Red Sox to two potential trade targets at second base
Jonathan India won the NL Rookie of the Year Award in 2021. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)The Red Sox’ top offseason priority hinges around pitching, but Craig Breslow and Boston’s top brass might also want to bolster their club’s depth at second base.
With Trevor Story shifting over to shortstop for the foreseeable future following Xander Bogaerts’ exit in free agency in 2022, Boston had a sizable void at second throughout the 2023 campaign.
Boston arrived on Opening Day in late March with Christian Arroyo slotted in at second. But that spot quickly became a carousel for the Sox in the midst of a season where injuries and ineffectiveness forced Alex Cora to juggle the roster time and time again.
