Will Red Sox negotiate as a contender in the deadline for changes?
Red Sox is at the head in the fight for the playoffs, how does it influence its behavior on the deadline for changes?
A little over a month ago, the Boston Red Sox exchanged Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in a spectacular transfer that hit the industry. At the time of the exchange, the Red Sox were just a game above .500. They had a 3-7 record in their first 10 games without devers and seemed to be losing the opportunity.
As the team descended in the standing, rumors began to circulate that the powerful batter would not be the only star exchanged outside Boston. But a streak of 10 consecutive victories before the stars game has catapulted the Red Sox at the top of the race by the playoffs and has provided some clarity about its plans for the deadline for changes.
“Throughout the year, we thought we had a very good team,” said the general manager assistant Paul Toboni to AM850 The weekend. “We were waiting for it to work. That streak reaffirmed us in the idea that we had a good team.”
Boston does not have many contracts about to defeat, so even without the streak of victories, total disintegration was unlikely. Even so, exchanging part of their depth in the gardens was a possibility. The Red Sox are among the 10 best in PAHO in the right, central and left gardens thanks to Jarren Durán, Roman Anthony, Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreú.
With that group helping the Red Sox to maintain a wildcard in the American League, it is likely that the Management adds pitchers, according to sources familiar with the situation, while retaining the abundance of gardeners unless the club receives an irrevious offer in the next 10 days.
“Having a surplus of good players is not bad,” Toboni said. “The high level depth is really good. It is not that we are eager to get rid of that.”
With the probable resolution of the situation of its gardens during the preseason, the Red Sox have victory in the mind. A young nucleus, highlighted by the arrival of Anthony and the infielder Marcelo Mayer, has had time to adapt to the big leagues, which leaves the team veterans excited over the coming months.
“These guys have been here for a few months,” said the third base of the Red Sox, Alex Bregman. “We are beginning to understand who we are as a group. The adjustments are being made faster at this time of the year. It did not start that way, but the boys want to learn and improve. You can see in our growth this year.”
Bregman watched closely while he was outside the Lineup due to a quadriceps injury he suffered at the end of May. He has seen what it is like to win in baseball during his time in Houston Astros. Young Red Sox have been there for a while.
“We are a very dangerous team now, especially when we are prepared and executed,” Bregman said. We have a good time playing well.
“They will say that this is an excellent streak, but I think we are.”
As the calendar approaches August, that is the general feeling in the locker room, where veterans who have gone through the uncertainty of the transfer season feel relieved to spend the next two weeks without rumors of transfer.
“The streak we had before the gathering of the stars game was good.” We needed something like that to return to the fight and recover confidence, “said opening pitcher Lucas Giolito.” Right now, it is important to concentrate on the present, but I do not think we have players here too worried about being transferred or something like that. “
Two players who arrived during the preseason could be the most relieved.
The All-Star Aroldis Chapman closer, who has an effectiveness of 1.18 and 17 salvages, could have been one of the candidates most coveted by Boston on the deadline for changes if management had decided to change it.
When asked about the possibility of a change, the 37 -year -old, who launches for his seventh major league club, smiled in responding through his interpreter: “The team is in good shape.”
His launch partner Walker Buehler added: “It is probably a good time to press the management to buy and help us succeed. We did our part at the end of the first half. I want to stay here and be part of it.” I don’t want to stay on the wrong side of an exchange.
Although perhaps they have done enough to convince the directive to stay with current veterans, the Red Sox have one of their most difficult tasks ahead. According to AM850 Researchthey have the most difficult calendar for the rest of the month and the sixth most difficult for the rest of the season, but the manager Alex Cora He is not interested in analyzing the final stretch, or what his first classification to the postseason would mean for Boston since 2021.
Instead, he believes that if the players continue to attack day by day, the rest will be resolved alone.
“I promised myself that I will concentrate at the time,” said Cora. “It is not convenient for the group to start talking about it. We have to win games. It’s not about pressing the directive or owners. It is what we need to do to play in October.”
According to the sources of the League, the rival teams ask for “exorbitant amounts” for the pitching, but if the prices become more reasonable near the deadline, the Red Sox are expected to participate. Until then, they are concentrated in taking advantage of the impulse of July while dealing with a complicated calendar.
“It’s time to maintain concentration,” Giolito said. “We will appreciate any help that comes.”
