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Red Sox Rumors: 5 relief pitchers to target before the MLB trade deadline

By Rudi Richards

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 20: Sean Doolittle #63 of the Washington Nationals pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies during the ninth inning at Nationals Park on June 20, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 20: Sean Doolittle #63 of the Washington Nationals pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies during the ninth inning at Nationals Park on June 20, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – APRIL 17: Dave Dombrowski the President of Baseball Operations of the Boston Red Sox walks towards the dugout during batting practice before a game against the Toronto Blue Jaysat Fenway Park on April 17, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Blue Jays won 5-3. (Photo by Rich Gagnon/Getty Images) /

After a terrible first half for the Boston relievers, there’re plenty of needs. Here, we go over some potential candidates to boost the Red Sox bullpen.

Following an extremely tedious first half, the Boston Red Sox bullpen staff is in need of a long overdue upgrade. With the July 31 trade deadline now just four weeks away, Dave Dombrowski has his work cut out for himself, whilst targeting any potential help that this turgid pen can get. There’re many needs when it comes to Red Sox relief pitching, however, right now, I’m sure most fans will take anything they can get.

In this article, we’ll go over five potential targets that the Sox could go after in the next couple of weeks and what they’d be able to bring to a team that’s had a shock to the system, in terms of the start to their World Series defense.

There are some who could cost more than others and some who could be harder to get than others. However, the list consists of proven relievers who could bring that much-needed firepower to the Red Sox bullpen for the remainder of this season and, ultimately, could prove the difference in making a real run for the postseason.

Dombrowski has stated that the plan is to not add to the volume of an already gigantic payroll, but there are plenty of viable options out there who could be attainable at this time of the year.

* All stats entering the day Wednesday, 7/3/2019

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