The Boston Red Sox have made several trades already this offseason. The organization sent away plenty of top prospects, including Kyle Teel, Braden Montgomery, Chase Meidroth, Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz, and Wikelman Gonzalez.
However, Boston may not be done making moves. The Red Sox could find trade partners in the St. Louis Cardinals (Nolan Arenado), the Pittsburgh Pirates (Jared Jones), or the Seattle Mariners (basically any pitcher).
Who could the Sox still trade, though? There are major league options. We've seen Wilyer Abreu and Triston Casas have their names thrown around. It's less likely, but people have even speculated on Jarren Duran.
In the minor leagues, the list is almost endless, despite Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell, and Marcelo Mayer likely being off the table. Rumors floated that the Red Sox didn't want to trade any of their top four prospects (including Teel) but finally moved from the young backstop for Crochet.
With that in mind, the updated "Big Three" won't be listed in this article. Which prospects could still be part of trade packages this offseason?
Which prospects could the Boston Red Sox still trade this offseason?
Franklin Arias
There are potentially two lower-level shortstops on the table. Yoeilin Cespedes and Franklin Arias. We're going to focus on Arias here because he has higher value at the moment. It makes sense to sell high on someone rather than waiting for their value to potentially diminish (it's a big reason to think Miguel Bleis is safe from being traded this offseason).
Cespedes was promoted to Single-A before Arias last season. However, an injury led to the right-handed hitting shortstop not appearing in a game for Salem in 2024.
Arias was promoted to Single-A towards the end of July, when he made an immediate impact for Salem. He was its everyday shortstop and leadoff hitter. Arias put up great numbers in his run with the team.
He'll spend all of 2025 as a 19-year-old and is considered a top-100 prospect in the sport by every major outlet. Being in the lower levels, Arias still might not be able to produce a big return by himself. But he could be the main prospect in a trade (with a major league talent) to get back a pitcher.
Mikey Romero
The Red Sox have a ridiculous amount of talent at shortstop. Romero was in danger of getting lost in the shuffle due to all his injuries heading into 2024.
Then, the left-handed hitter made his season debut in High-A on May 15. It took a bit for Romero to get into a groove, but soon he was unstoppable. The 20-year-old worked his way up to Double-A by the end of the season. He finished the year with a .271/.312/.509 slash line over 78 games.
Romero has one of the sweetest swings in the minor leagues. He flashed some effortless power (16 home runs in 336 at-bats) in 2024. He was never viewed as a power hitter, but if slugging becomes part of his game, Romero can take a massive leap.
If the Red Sox aren't going to move Mayer, Romero is their next-closest shortstop prospect to the majors and gave teams something to get excited about in 2024.
Having talked with Romero, he's the kind of player I'd love the Red Sox to have in their organization. However, baseball is still a business. If Boston doesn't see a clear path for him but can use his prospect status to help get a pitcher, it could make sense to dish him elsewhere.
Jedixson Paez
The big knock on Boston's farm system has been their lack of pitching prospects, so it may sound weird to suggest they trade another. However, they have a surplus of pitchers in the lower levels of the minor leagues.
Paez ended last season on the High-A roster. There were so many pitchers he had to piggyback for most of his appearances. The same thing happened to Noah Dean. Jojo Ingrassia and Matt Duffy will be joining Greenville next year. So will a lot of the pitchers who were drafted in 2024.
The Red Sox might need to free up some space. Paez seems like the type of pitcher other teams might fall in love with (for good reason). The right-handed pitcher throws a low-90s fastball. However, he also has fantastic secondary pitches and top-tier control. If teams feel they can unlock a few more MPH on the fastball, Paez becomes an elite prospect.
It would be great if Boston continued to work with Paez, and we got to see him grow in the organization. But with the abundance of pitching in the low levels of the minor leagues, the Red Sox might have to sell off a few pieces.