As I write this, we are less than 48 hours from the trade deadline and the action still hasn’t really gotten started. We’ve seen some whispers and a couple of decent-sized deals the last couple days in Taijuan Walker going to Toronto and Tommy La Stella heading to Oakland, but for the most part it’s been quiet on the trade front. It’s possible it will stay that way given the weirdness of this deadline, and it’s also possible that things could explode today and early tomorrow.
The Red Sox, for their part, have a chance to be among the more active teams as clear sellers with multiple players that make sense to deal.