With each passing day, the Red Sox look less and less like a contender. As of writing, their playoff odds sit at 26.6 percent, far below the season-high of 80.7 percent they reached on June 30. As they continue to tumble away from playoff contention, the chances that the Red Sox will actually trade for players to help with a playoff run this year are dwindling, but just like their playoff hopes aren’t completely dead, there may still be a trade or two in the offing.
As I wrote yesterday, there are several areas the Red Sox could address via trade to try to right the sinking ship and get back into the playoff-contending business.