A potential trade piece to fill every hole on the Red Sox roster
As bleak as it may seem now, the current MLB lockout will eventually come to an end, and the 2022 season will be upon us. When that day comes, the Boston Red Sox will find their roster filled with holes that prevent them from being considered true contenders. With many of the top free agents already off the board, the easier way to acquire impact players may be through the trade market.
For this list, I tried to be as realistic as possible. Sure, the best fit for closer may be Brewers stopper Josh Hader, but it’s highly unlikely that the Brewers are willing to part with him, and the Red Sox don’t have the prospect capital to acquire him anyway. I tried to find trades in the model of Chaim Bloom’s Red Sox tenure: Under-the radar, controllable and not too costly.
With that being said, let’s take a look at a potential fix for every need on the Red Sox roster.