The Boston Red Sox are looking to get better before the season starts, and they did so after this latest move to acquire Caleb Durbin. There were a few moving parts between them and the Milwaukee Brewers, and the full trade was reported by Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.
“Full trade, per source: Red Sox get Caleb Durbin, Andruw Monasterio, Anthony Siegler, Competitive Balance Round B pick. Brewers get Kyle Harrison, Shane Drohan, David Hamilton,” Feinsand wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Trading for Durbin is a good move for the Red Sox, after he hit .256 with 11 home runs, 53 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases as a rookie last season. He'll also be filling the void for Alex Bregman after he left in free agency. Marcelo Mayer was projected to be the starter at third base before the move, but it looks like Durbin will slot in at the position now.
As for the Brewers, the big draw for them in the trade was Harrison, who had a 4.04 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 35 2/3 innings for the Red Sox and San Francisco Giants.
The Red Sox were just rumored to be in trade talks for Isaac Paredes after they tried to include Brendan Donovan in the deal, according to Chandler Rome and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
“Boston remains in need of an infielder, and the Astros are still shopping both Paredes and first baseman Christian Walker before Wednesday’s first day of spring training workouts,” Rome and Rosenthal reported. “Multiple league sources have indicated Paredes is more likely to be dealt than Walker, whose cumbersome contract and limited no-trade clause make it more difficult to move him.”
It's uncertain with this latest trade if they'll still be interested in Paredes, but it wouldn't be a surprise if they were.
