Red Sox Insider Fuels Ketel Marte Buzz After Ranger Suárez Deal

The Boston Red Sox vanished disconnected their starting rotation connected Wednesday successful a large measurement by signing Ranger Suárez to a five-year deal. If they tin adhd 1 much bat, they tin still contend successful nan American League, moreover without Alex Bregman.

With Suárez landing a nine-figure deal, Bo Bichette does not look apt immoderate longer, unless Boston really wants to daze nan fanbase. With Suárez successful town, Boston has truthful overmuch pitching that its adjacent measurement should beryllium trading a hurler for a slugger. The Red Sox person nan luxury of a surplus of pitching and outfielders.

Although reports person surfaced insinuating that Ketel Marte is disconnected nan waste and acquisition block, Boston had liking successful him and should get nan Arizona Diamondbacks backmost connected nan telephone and spot what happens. With Suárez successful town, nan Red Sox tin spend to waste and acquisition a pitcher distant pinch upside. MassLive.com's Sean McAdam weighed successful connected nan team's hunt for a bat and noted that nan Diamondbacks person "coveted" Jarren Duran and had liking successful Tolle and Early.

Boston needs to telephone Arizona

"The Red Sox are now positioned to put together a package to onshore an effect bat," McAdam wrote. "They could bundle immoderate 1 of their outfielders not named Roman Anthony together pinch either Tolle aliases Early and expect a important return. A week aliases 2 ago, that would person led nan Sox to get Ketel Marte, who would surely person upgraded their lineup successful a awesome measurement while besides improving nan infield defense astatine 2nd base.

"But that was earlier Arizona president of shot operations Mike Hazen announced that Marte would beryllium staying put. The Diamondbacks person agelong coveted Jarren Duran and are known to person liking successful some Tolle and Early. Would a connection that included some nan outfielder and 1 of nan young starters person them to put Marte backmost successful play? Marte would cheque aggregate boxes — not only is he a proven tally producer, but he’s besides a positive defender astatine his position. If nan Red Sox are going to accent tally prevention, they request to besides reside nan team’s infield defense, which has been porous nan past fewer years."

If Boston could onshore Marte -- who is nether statement done nan 2030 play and has a 2031 subordinate action -- that would beryllium nan cleanable segway aft missing connected Alex Bregman. Boston has capable pitching that it could spend to waste and acquisition either Tolle aliases Early. Both person a large upside. Duran is simply a star. If nan nine could get a woody done pinch Wilyer Abreu instead, arguably that would beryllium amended for nan squad successful general, but that's nitpicking. But, still, nan Red Sox person outfield and pitching surpluses. If that could lead to a Marte deal, nan nine would beryllium back.

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