The Boston Red Sox can still make a deal to ship out Jarren Duran and bring back a top All-Star, one analyst now says.
that he had a plan for sharing playing time among Roman Anthony, Cedanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu, Masataka Yoshida and Jarren Duran, the overflow is the reason that the last name on that list has been the subject of trade rumors all offseason, and even before.
The idea arrives just days before opening day, with Boston facing a roster crunch in the outfield. Just because the Red Soxproposed that Boston trade Duran for a three-time National League All-Star, but one who comes with a high price tag.The deal would be a last-minute blockbuster, to say the least. In Miller's proposal, Duran gets shipped to the Arizona Diamondbacks along with right-handed pitcher Kutter Crawford, who In return, the Red Sox would receive one of MLB's most productive middle infielders in 32-year-old Ketel Marte, who has belted 99 home runs over the last three seasons for the Diamondbacks. In his nine seasons since he was tradedin salary this season, and remains arbitration eligible for two more seasons even though he will turn 30 in September, the Red Sox would be taking on quite an expense in Marte. The two-time Silver Slugger winner has about $102 million owed to him on hisBut, Miller notes, Marte's"full no-trade clause goes into effect at some point in April. There actually might be a fair amount of 'now or never' motivation for Arizona to make this happen.", No. 4 overall in 2021, who is finally getting a chance to play a full season at the major league level. The trade seems unlikely, and complicated to pull off even if both teams were interested. But from the Red Sox perspective, the deal would both free up playing time for the team's other four outfielders while offering a significant offensive upgrade on the infield.View Editorial & AI Guidelines
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