The trade deadline is approaching, and over the next few weeks, more conclusive reports about whether teams are buying or selling will appear. Over the last several weeks, I’ve covered the teams that will be open to trading just about everything on their roster. If you missed any of those pieces, follow the links below.
Now, we move to teams that may still be on the fence. A lot of these clubs probably should sell, but the expanded playoffs have provided hope to just about everyone, outside of a few organizations. However, the American League has a lot more teams above .500 than the National League, so some teams hovering around the .500 mark may be more inclined to punt on the season and look toward next year.
One of those clubs is the Boston Red Sox. Currently sitting at 39-35, the Red Sox are 2.0 games behind the Twins for the final Wild Card spot. They’ll put their best foot forward over the next six weeks, but this isn’t a club ready to compete for a World Series, and they have several players that could intrigue Alex Anthopoulos, including a couple of old friends.
