After adding Willson Contreras in their third trade with the St. Louis Cardinals since the 2025 trade deadline, the Boston Red Sox remain focused on upgrading their offense. Many insiders believe Alex Bregman is Boston's primary target, but his market has seemingly only gotten bigger as the offseason has progressed.
Yet another Red Sox-Cardinals trade rumor has emerged as Boston looks to round out its offense. It's been linked to utility player Brendan Donovan as an infield replacement if Bregman were to sign elsewhere, and the two sides have already discussed such a deal, per Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic.