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Red Sox: Five players that can be traded to improve the roster

By Brendan Mizgala

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 28: Steve Pearce #25 of the Boston Red Sox celebrates his eighth inning home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Five of the 2018 World Series at Dodger Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 28: Steve Pearce #25 of the Boston Red Sox celebrates his eighth inning home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Five of the 2018 World Series at Dodger Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 26: Tzu-Wei Lin #30 of the Boston Red Sox celebrates with third base coach Carlos Febles after hitting a triple against the Baltimore Orioles during the fourth inning at Fenway Park on September 26, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

#3: Tzu-Wei Lin

Now that we’ve gone over some of the veteran players I’m going to dig into the bag of prospects. Tzu-Wei Lin is the first prospect that I’ll be offering up on the trade block. He offers a great mix of still being young as he is only 25 but still having major league experience.

The Red Sox signed Lin as an amateur free agent in 2012 and he made his MLB debut in 2017. He has made numerous appearances for the main club this season as well as part of the Pedroia recovery plan. He has been on the IL recently however due to a sprained knee. He is incredibly versatile though as he can play at second, short, or third if called upon.

Of the names I’ve mentioned so far, Lin may not be the most known or most desired but he truly could improve another team as well as getting the Red Sox pieces in return. With being so young he has plenty of years ahead of him if another team did want to work out a new deal with him post-trade.

Lin is a career .248 hitter which isn’t anything to sneeze at by any means. He also could benefit from an everyday role with a club that will allow him to improve and get the rips in that he needs. He is the first of the names that I think could be used as a solo trade offering for maybe a relief pitcher or some younger prospects.

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