The MLB trade deadline is fast approaching and the Red Sox have a chance to be buyers, improve their team and make a postseason run.
Boston could use pitching help — both in the starting rotation and the bullpen — and could benefit from a first baseman.
Prior to Sunday’s 6-1 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow opened up about the July 31 deadline during an appearance on SiriusXM’s MLB Network Radio.
“We went into this season taking a very aggressive posture,” he said. “The moves that we made this winter were those that I think signaled that it’s time to compete and that the product we had been putting on the field — the team that we’d been running out there at Fenway — just wasn’t good enough for our fans.
“And so, we’re approaching the deadline looking for ways to bolster the team given the play over the last month-and-a-half or so,” Breslow continued.
Prior to the All-Star break, the Red Sox found themselves on a 10-game winning streak. They lost their first two games out of the break before avoiding the sweep on Sunday.
Breslow noted that the Red Sox’ needs are “a little bit fluid,” but wants to make the right moves for the team as they try to get back into the postseason for the first time since 2021.
And even though Romy Gonzalez and Abraham Toro have filled in fine in the absence of Triston Casas, Breslow isn’t ruling out bringing in someone else to play the position.
“We’ll be open-minded about the opportunities to bring in a bat that can play first base,” Breslow said.
Earlier this month, Breslow told MassLive’s Chris Cotillo Boston’s play before the All-Star break gave the team reason to believe it can continue in the second half.
“We want to improve the team. We want to find ways to bolster the group,” Breslow said. “The play on the field exemplifies that. We’ve obviously put ourselves in a pretty good spot here with the way that we’ve been playing over the last few weeks and have reason to believe that we can continue that.”
After Sunday’s win, the Red Sox are two games behind the second-place New York Yankees in the American League East, and five games behind the Toronto Blue Jays.
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