As of June 6, 2025, the Boston Red Sox sit at 30-35, 10.5 games back in the highly competitive American League East and five games back of the final Wild Card spot.
It's hardly been the start to the season fans and prognosticators expected. It's been rough enough that manager Alex Cora finds himself on the hot seat a month out from the All-Star break.
However, the season is far from over, and with Alex Bregman making a quicker-than-expected recovery from his quad strain, the Red Sox are far from a lost cause.
As such, it should come as welcome reassurance to Red Sox fans that one of the most prominent baseball insiders, the New York Post's Jon Heyman, sounds confident that Boston will avoid a sell-off at the trade deadline.
Jon Heyman reaffirms Red Sox do not want to sell at MLB trade deadline
"They haven't decided yet. [They are] another team that certainly does not want to sell; a big market team that certainly should be better than this," Heyman said on MLB Network. "I believe in Alex Cora, but this is a very young team... I don't think it's likely they'll sell, but if they do, it should be a very good sale."
Heyman acknowledged the wealth of valuable trade assets the Red Sox have if they do go the sellers route, including outfielder Jarren Duran and closer Aroldis Chapman. However, he concluded his segment by saying, "Even a few games under [a .500 record], they do not want to sell."
At four games under .500, will the Red Sox be sellers at the Trade Deadline?#MLBCentral | @JonHeyman pic.twitter.com/InSU718SQT
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If the wheels do continue to come off, the team has enough valuable pieces to make a fire sale worthwhile. Chapman could return a few nice pieces during his resurgent campaign, and Walker Buehler and Lucas Giolito are a pair of rental starters with big-time pedigree.
All that being said, what Heyman claims lines up with what Red Sox fans want to believe. This is a talented team, and punting on another year of Rafael Devers (and Garrett Crochet's prime) feels more untenable now than in years past, especially with the looming thought of Bregman departing in free agency.
The bullpen has mostly settled down in Boston even sans Justin Slaten, and the long-awaited call-up of Roman Anthony could inject some life into an offense that has gotten dwindling returns from Wilyer Abreu, Kristian Campbell, and others.
Of course, if the Red Sox can squint hard enough to fancy themselves as buyers at the trade deadline, a partner in crime for Crochet atop the rotation will certainly be at the top of their wishlist. Perhaps a Duran-for-pitching trade that opens a spot for Anthony on the big league roster could be just what turns this season around.
Regardless, expect Craig Breslow and the rest of the front office to wait as long as possible to make a decision about the team's stance at the deadline.