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Red Sox: Four AL East trade targets for Boston when the lockout ends

By Brendan Mizgala

BOSTON, MA - NOVEMBER 10: Alex Cora speaks alongside Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom during a press conference introducing him as the manager of the Boston Red Sox on November 10, 2020 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - NOVEMBER 10: Alex Cora speaks alongside Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom during a press conference introducing him as the manager of the Boston Red Sox on November 10, 2020 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – OCTOBER 22: The sunsets during team workout for the Boston Red Sox in the 2013 World Series Media Day at Fenway Park on October 22, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox host the Cardinals in Game 1 on October 23, 2013. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – OCTOBER 22: The sunsets during team workout for the Boston Red Sox in the 2013 World Series Media Day at Fenway Park on October 22, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox host the Cardinals in Game 1 on October 23, 2013. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

The Red Sox can strengthen their roster while working with rivals

Doing any sort of business with a rival tends to come with some unease but at the end of the day, everyone has the same goal, winning. We’ve seen in the past on plenty of occasions teams within the same division working out deals to better suit their needs for the future. The Red Sox were patient during the boom before the lockout and will likely depend heavily on trades when business re-opens.

If this were any other division in baseball I don’t think this idea would be met with any hesitance, but it’s the AL East, and it’s a damn warzone. Chaim Bloom will need to add more depth to his roster before Opening Day and some of his divisional contemporaries have some pretty shiny toys he could go after.

So, with all that being said, I combed through the 40-man rosters of each of our divisional foes and tried to pick out players that I believe could benefit the Red Sox while also being reasonable trade targets.

You won’t be seeing Aaron Judge or Wander Franco on this list, mainly because I’m not crazy, but you may be surprised with some of my choices. Also, I won’t be saying who we’d be giving up in return as I’m mainly focusing on who I want to bring in and why.

Now that the scene is set, let’s get to the trade shenanigans!

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