Red Sox reportedly have ‘informal and exploratory’ Jarren Duran trade talks

Jarren Duran during the 2025 season with the Red Sox. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe StaffThe latest on a possible Jarren Duran trade: Heading into the MLB offseason, one of the apparently clear Red Sox priorities was to thin out the outfield depth by way of a trade, potentially adding more pitching as a result.

Boston has Wilyer Abreu, Roman Anthony, Ceddanne Rafaela, and Jarren Duran as potential outfield starters (along with Masataka Yoshida, though he’s mostly been used in more of a designated hitter role in recent seasons). One of the group has appeared to be on the way out. The question has remained over which outfielder could get traded. Duran and Abreu have reportedly drawn the most…