The Boston Red Sox could be giving the Texas Rangers a call this week about one of the Rangers' veteran starting pitchers.
As July 30 approaches, Boston’s chief baseball officer Craig Breslow must decide how much prospect capital he’s willing to relinquish in exchange for a starter.The most prudent move for Breslow is probably to aim a tad lower on the market and acquire a very good — though perhaps not elite — starter before the deadline without selling the cream of Boston’s up-and-coming talent.
One name that fits the bill for this plan is Andrew Heaney of the Texas Rangers. Heaney to the Red Sox is anOlney described Boston’s pitching staff as being “on fumes” before allowing his guest, Paul Hembekides, to weigh in on the Red Sox. “There is no question about it, the Red Sox should buy,” Hembekides said. “This team needs to improve its run prevention … The perfect world scenario is one in which you add a left-handed starter that you feel good about, potentially in a postseason setting ... We know what the pipe dreams are. It’s Skubal and it’s Crochet. This is a team that could very easily settle for Tyler Anderson, Andrew Heaney.
Although Heaney is 4-10 this season, he’s kept a solid 3.60 ERA and tallied 101 strikeouts in 100 innings pitched for Texas. Furthermore, Heaney won a World Series less than a calendar year ago with the Rangers and would thus provide Boston’s clubhouse with a bit of gravitas.Colin Keane is a contributing journalist for "Boston Red Sox On SI." Born in Illinois, Colin grew up in Massachusetts as the third of four brothers. For his high school education, Colin attended St.
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