Eli White having breakout moment is another tick on Craig Breslow's Executive of the Year resume

The trade for Eli White mostly flew under the radar in Boston on deadline day. Craig Breslow had made two major moves that shook up the core of the franchise, sending a major haul of prospects for Adley Rutschman and trading away Marcelo Mayer for Erik Miller. White was a backup outfielder, traded for a depth pitcher who wasn't even in the majors, moving to a team that already had all its outfield spots accounted for and then some.

White has been excellent for Boston since he was acquired, though. In 27 games for the Red Sox, the righty is hitting .276 with a .679 OPS. His 99th percentile sprint speed has come in handy multiple times in his short tenure, and he has covered all three outfield positions for the Sox, including being the everyday center fielder in Ceddanne Rafaela's absence.

In his last seven games, White is hitting .320 with an OPS north of .800. He's netted a hit in all but one game, has had some timely, clutch hitting, and he's only struck out five times. Even with Roman Anthony back and the outfield having a different look every day between him, Jarren Duran, and Wilyer Abreu, White has been a force for the Sox in center field.

Eli White is another feather in Craig Breslow's cap of impactful Red Sox moves this season

White having his Boston coming-out party is another example of Craig Breslow's excellent year. In the span of about three months, Breslow went from being the executive most likely to be fired to a frontrunner for Executive of the Year.

Starting at the beginning of last offseason, Breslow's moves have been key pieces to the Red Sox at one point or another during this season. Sonny Gray and Willson Contreras, the two major trade acquisitions, have been pivotal to the Sox's success. Ranger Suarez has been a really great pitcher. While he struggled early, Caleb Durbin turned his season around and had some of the biggest moments of the Sox comeback. Andruw Monasterio and Anthony Seigler, add-ons to the Durbin deal, have made their impacts this season, too.

At the deadline, Breslow made the major splash by getting Rutschman and made the hard move of getting Miller, which has really paid off. Even Breslow's smaller moves have paid off. Mickey Gasper was a waiver claim in the offseason; Jahmai Jones was DFA'd by the Detroit Tigers before the Red Sox traded for him.

The Red Sox are about to complete a comeback that has only happened once: being 14 games under .500 on June 24 or later and making the playoffs. That comeback was aided heavily by the additions Breslow has made this season. White having his moment is just another addition to the long list of reasons Breslow should be the Executive of the Year.

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