When the Red Sox next play a game, they’ll likely do it with Jarren Duran batting seventh and playing center field. More likely, at least, than knowing exactly when that next game will happen, given COVID-19’s unavoidable reappearance in our present.
Duran’s involvement, with that Thursday night postponement at Yankee Stadium, thus remains theoretical outside of some batting practice and a chat with reporters. Boston’s No. 3 prospect could be going to the Olympics. Instead, he’ll likely be a big part of Chaim Bloom’s effort to give the Red Sox roster a boost without spending big at the trade deadline.