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MLB insider names Red Sox as fit for undesirable pitching trade deadline candidate

As the Boston Red Sox move forward into the second half of the season as trade deadline buyers, they remain on the hunt for starting pitching.

However, whereas most assume the team will look to pair one of the market's top-tier starters — possibly Arizona's Zac Gallen or Merrill Kelly, or Pittsburgh's Mitch Keller — with Garrett Crochet atop the rotation, the recent emergence of Brayan Bello and Lucas Giolito could push their sights lower.

According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Charlie Morton could be a trade deadline target of Craig Breslow and Co.