Red Sox's Top Players to Target and Avoid at 2024 MLB Trade Deadline

Jason Miller/Getty ImagesAfter finishing 78-84 and ending up in the AL East cellar last year, the Boston Red Sox have exceeded expectations this season and entered the All-Star break as one of the hottest teams in baseball.

A better-than-expected starting rotation was the key to their early success, and while breakout ace Tanner Houck continues to deal and Kutter Crawford looks like the real deal, the team could still use another playoff-caliber starter.

The bullpen would also benefit greatly from the addition of another proven late-inning option to get the ball to Kenley Jansen in the ninth inning.

Ahead we've highlighted two players they should target and one they should avoid as a quick…