« We’re approaching the deadline looking for ways to bolster the team given the play over the last month-and-a-half or so.”
« We’re approaching the deadline looking for ways to bolster the team given the play over the last month-and-a-half or so.”
Craig Breslow seems confident that the Red Sox will be buyers at the trade deadline. However, he doesn’t seem as ready to say what they’ll be buying from the trade market.
In an interview with MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM, Breslow described the Red Sox’ deadline needs as “fluid” due to some of the recent individual performances they’ve had at certain positions.
“If we talked 2 1/2 months ago, we would’ve said, ‘We just lost our first baseman for the season and we’ve got to figure that out.’ We’ve gotten really strong play out of Romy Gonzalez and Abraham Toro,” the Red Sox chief baseball officer said. “But we’ll be open-minded about the opportunities to bring a bat that can play first base.
“Starting pitching, same thing. A month and a half ago, we would’ve said we needed somebody that can pitch toward the front of a rotation. Then, you look at what Lucas [Giolito] and Brayan [Bello] have done, they’re pitching every bit the part of a guy who can pitch at the front of a rotation.”
However, Breslow did emphasize that starting pitching is still a need he’d like to address at the deadline.
“I don’t think you’ll find anybody who comes on here and says that they have enough starting pitching, so that’s going to be an area of focus for us as well,” Breslow said.
