Just a week prior to signing Kiké Hernandez to a one-year deal worth $10 million, the Red Sox were still talking in positive terms about centerfield prospect Jarren Duran.
Duran, who opened up recently to MassLive’s Chris Cotillo about his mental-health struggles, is batting .220/.283/.365 this season and has bounced between Worcester and Boston. His most recent stint with the big-league club went poorly thanks to a couple of high-profile mishaps.
Still, per Cotillo, the Red Sox “by no means” had plans to give up on the 26-year-old prospect.