Eduardo Rodriguez was massively underperforming his expected stats in the first half of the season. He is ready to right the ship in the second half. (Jen McCaffrey; The Athletic)
Even though his time with the Red Sox wasn’t great, San Diego Padres closer Mark Melancon has plenty of nice things to say. Hey, must be nice to be traded for the legend Brock Holt. (Peter Abraham; Boston Globe)
Some MLB.com writers put together some trade deadline ideas for first-place teams. Who is making his way to Boston?