With reports that the Red Sox are interested in Zach Britton, the usual “teams don’t trade within the division” hurdle appears to not be an issue this July. And with the trades of Brad Hand and Jeurys Familia, the number of places that Davd Dombrowski can pick up an elite bullpen arm are limited. That means breaking away from convention and doing things that aren’t typical because the team is pot committed and needs to pull out all the stops.
In this case, that could mean checking in with the Toronto Blue Jays about reliever Seung Hwan Oh.