Red Sox predicted to swing blockbuster trade for $34 million slugging first baseman

The Boston Red Sox request to commencement playing amended shot quickly if they want to make a postseason push. They person a spread astatine first base, and could capable it pinch a trade.

The Red Sox came into nan play pinch precocious hopes for Triston Casas. However, he was not playing astatine his champion and ended up suffering a season-ending knee injury. Now nan Red Sox are successful 4th spot successful nan American League East and sliding backmost successful nan Wild Card title arsenic well. The squad tin still footwear things into gear, but whitethorn request to plaything a waste and acquisition for a unchangeable first baseman to do so.

There whitethorn not beryllium galore first basemen disposable astatine nan deadline, but nan Red Sox could get Rhys Hoskins from nan Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers whitethorn not beryllium sellers astatine nan deadline, but they are a squad that has not shied distant from trading players earlier they commencement to measurement connected their squad financially. FanSided's Tremayne Person predicted nan Red Sox would waste and acquisition for Hoskins astatine nan deadline.

"He’s a proven right-handed bat pinch postseason experience, and his statement building makes him an intriguing deadline target," wrote Person. "If Boston is consenting to sorb nan remainder of his net and nonstop Milwaukee a package of cost-controlled players pinch upside, this could beryllium a classical win-win — nan benignant of semipermanent worth waste and acquisition Brewers GM Matt Arnold has mastered successful caller years.

"Hoskins would springiness nan Red Sox a morganatic powerfulness beingness for nan playoff push, pinch nan added prize of a communal action for 2026 if things click. Whether Boston views him arsenic a stopgap aliases thing more, this woody has nan imaginable to beryllium 1 of nan much impactful moves of nan deadline."

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Hoskins signed a two-year, $34 cardinal woody pinch nan Brewers earlier past season. He had an $18 cardinal subordinate action for this twelvemonth and has a $18 cardinal communal action for adjacent season. The Brewers whitethorn not beryllium looking to prime up his option, contempt really Hoskins has played this season.

Hoskins had a down twelvemonth past season, aft missing each of 2023 pinch an ACL tear. Now he is slashing .256/.348/.427 pinch 9 location runs. Even successful what was a down season, Hoskins managed to deed 26 location runs. Hoskins is slumping astatine nan sheet correct now, hitting conscionable .133 since nan almanac flipped to June. However, he was hitting .276 pinch an OPS of .849 done May.

Hoskins will break retired of his slump and could output nan Brewers immoderate talented young players. The Brewers look to beryllium successful nan postseason operation and will not person a occurrence sale. However, trading Hoskins would beryllium a move that mirrors their trades of Corbin Burnes, Josh Hader and Devin Williams. They are mostly not a squad that spends money, but stays competitive. The Red Sox could beryllium nan beneficiary of that and onshore Hoskins for a postseason push.

In bid for nan Red Sox to make immoderate additions astatine nan deadline, nan squad will person to commencement playing better. The only measurement Craig Breslow is going to portion pinch immoderate assets is if nan squad has a morganatic chance astatine making a postseason run. The squad is presently 3 1/2 games backmost of nan last Wild Card spot successful nan American League.

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