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Red Sox connected to $400 million four-time All-Star, World Series champion as possible replacement for Jarren Duran, Wilyer Abreu originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Philly's front office will have some major decisions to make this often regarding DH Kyle Schwarber and starter Ranger Suarez. They also have to consider re-signing Harrison Bader. If the Phillies don't retain Bader, they will have to replace that production some other way, and have recently been linked to trading for a star Boston Red Sox player.
On Wednesday, Bleacher Report baseball expert Kerry Miller added to the growing list, predicting that a former National League Cy Young Award winner and two-time All-Star will be the power arm coming to Boston to reinforce the starting rotation behind the Red Sox’ own 2025 Cy Young candidate Garrett Crochet.
With a postseason berth on the line, the Red Sox were trailing the visiting Detroit Tigers by one run heading into the eighth inning. Duran stepped up to even the score by sending Nate Eaton home with an RBI single. Ceddanne Rafaela then hit a walk-off triple in the ninth inning to seal the win and secure the Red Sox's postseason ticket.
Right now, the Red Sox have Roman Anthony, Ceddanne Rafaela, Jarren Duran, Wilyer Abreu, Masataka Yoshida, Rob Refsnyder, and then depth pieces like Nate Eaton and Nick Sogard. Yoshida spent most of his time as the team's designated hitter as well,