George Springer's trade deadline admission makes for intriguing Red Sox-Blue Jays talks

The Boston Red Sox have been the story of MLB in July. With a 9-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night, the Red Sox capped a month in which they went 21-4, the best mark for a month in franchise history.

Of course, July included Boston's historic 15-game win streak. Perhaps even more impressive for these Red Sox was that they didn't devolve into an inconsistent club after the win streak ended. Friday night's win was their third in a row and fifth win in six games. Entering Saturday, the Red Sox were sitting in the second American League wild card position and only six games back of the AL East division lead.

All of the intel coming out of Boston in recent days has pointed to an aggressive Craig Breslow and Red Sox front office looking to capitalize on not only the Red Sox's momentum and success, but a weak AL.

Even amidst the Red Sox going out and acquiring Curtis Mead for Connelly Early, there's been buzz circulating that Breslow isn't done shopping and is still looking for more offense. When Mead broke his wrist in his first game as a Red Sox, Boston's need for further reinforcements became even more obvious.

This has led to plenty of speculation, with plenty of different names included, including guys like Zach Neto, CJ Abrams and Jeremy Peña. One name that's come up more recently and is fascinating based on the intra-division element of it is Toronto Blue Jays star George Springer.

Red Sox and George Springer have expressed interest in each other, but Boston is only in for the right price

Springer has 10-5 rights and can veto any trade, but he reportedly views Boston as an intriguing destination. On the Red Sox's side, they reportedly have interest, but only under the right circumstances.

There would likely be a "division tax" heaped on this trade from the Blue Jays' side, considering they are trading one of their clubhouse leaders and most talented players to a team within the AL East. You can choose to infer from the initial reporting that the Red Sox might not be interested in paying such an intra-division tax, especially after they arguably overpaid for Mead.

There's also the fact that Springer hasn't had an amazing year and isn't playing elite-level baseball anymore at this point in his career. He's hitting .235 this season with a .721 OPS, 12 home runs and 34 RBI. Notably, he's been more productive over the last 30 games with a .286 average and six home runs for the Blue Jays.

The former No. 11 overall pick certainly has postseason pedigree and the kind of mental makeup you want in your clubhouse when you're trying to win a championship. This would appeal to the Red Sox and make Springer and his right-handed bat a great fit in Boston for multiple reasons.

The Blue Jays have had an incredibly disappointing season in defense of their American League crown. And yes, they are expected to be sellers. But how much would they demand from Boston for Springer? We may find out within the next couple of days.

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