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Pair Of Red Sox Prospects Have 'Drawn Industry Interest' As Boston Explores Trade Market

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Scott Neville

Pair Of Red Sox Prospects Have 'Drawn Industry Interest' As Boston Explores Trade Market
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The Boston Red Sox appear to be unwilling to spend for anyone of note this winter but could be able to acquire talent via trade.

Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has shown an early propensity for trading and might have at least one more move up his sleeve. Fortunately, should he identify a trade target, he'll have the ammo to make a deal.

"In theory, their depth up the middle also could allow them to trade players with either solid big league floors (Nick Yorke) or high ceilings (Miguel Bleis). Those two, and others, have drawn industry interest," The Boston Globe's Alex Speier wrote Friday.

What's confusing is that despite those players deemed as top-10 prospects in the organization, Speier does not expect them to be involved in a blockbuster or even blockbuster-adjacent move. 

Speier also mentioned possibly moving Jarren Duran, Wilyer Abreu, Ceddanne Rafaela or Tanner Houck. A combination of those players should return a controllable and impactful starter. But alas:

"The Sox are open to deal-making, but there’s little sense they’ll push in the chips to land an established top-of-the-rotation starter either via trade or free agency," Speier continued. "Further additions appear more likely to the middle or back of the rotation to improve depth and reliability."

Speier also noted that shortstop Marcelo Mayer, outfielder Roman Anthony and catcher Kyle Teel are expected to be off-limits as the clear top three prospects in the system.

If they are not willing to go big or spend money, they might as well keep all the prospects available in-house. Their only chance of contention without spending is to hit on prospects with regularity. 

The game plan for the Red Sox has not made sense for years and this offseason has been as odd as it gets.

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Scott Neville
SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer.  His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu

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