The Sox aren’t quite dead yet, which means they’ll more than likely be ready to add to the roster come the trade deadline. However, the Sox are also close enough to being dead that trading players of significant future value for players with 2022 value and 2022 value only would be, quite simply, an awful idea.
It’s time to go bargain-bin hunting — if they want any hope of emulating the 2021 Atlanta Braves, they need to start making moves like the 2021 Atlanta Braves. A week ago, I took a stab at identifying some bounce-back candidate hitters who the Sox may be advised to take a flier on this month.