Trevor Story and the Red Sox have been linked for months, but there still appears to be a major roadblock: He prefers to play shortstop, and the Red Sox currently have an All-Star shortstop in Xander Bogaerts.
Story is, however, considering a short-term positional move if necessary, as long as he ends up on a contender, per MLB Network’s Jon Heyman.
The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported the Red Sox are still “firmly in mix” despite Story’s preference to stay at his natural position.
Bogaerts has the option to opt out of his current contract this coming offseason, so it’s possible the Red Sox could put Story at second base, elsewhere in the field or at designated hitter for a year and then have him transition back to shortstop if Bogaerts leaves.