Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow signaled on SiriusXM earlier this week that Boston will be buyers ahead of the July 31 trade deadline.
But just how aggressive will Boston be?
“We’ll be open-minded about the opportunities to bring a bat that can play first base. Starting pitching, same thing. A month and a half ago, we would’ve said we needed somebody that can pitch toward the front of a rotation. Then, you look at what Lucas [Giolito] and Brayan [Bello] have done, they’re pitching every bit the part of a guy who can pitch at the front of a rotation.