Red Sox Hinted As Possible Landing Spot For Disgruntled Star On Trade Block

Boston has some big decisions to make this offseason involving the starting rotation

Could the Boston Red Sox land one of the top starting pitchers in baseball this offseason?

A move of such magnitude certainly would warrant a high cost but could be exactly what the club needs to get back to the postseason. Boston made strides this year but still finished with a subpar 78-84 record. The club's starting rotation has the biggest question marks and likely will look completely different next year. One player who could make sense as a target is Milwaukee Brewers star Corbin Burnes, Bleacher Report's Zachary Rymer hinted.

"Boston's starters finished in the bottom 10 of the league with a 4.68 ERA, with June serving as the only month in which their monthly ERA so much as slipped under 4.48. Only Brayan Bello had a good year, and even he was only seven percent better than average. To be sure, probably nothing can happen until the Red Sox hire a new front-office leader after firing Chaim Bloom. But whoever that is should see both the club's need for a No. 1 starter and its excess of controllable hitters and put two and two together."

"Trade Proposal: Boston Red Sox get (right-handed pitcher) Corbin Burnes; Milwaukee Brewers get (outfielder) Jarren Duran and (second baseman) Nick Yorke. The Brewers finished second-to-last in the National League in slugging even before they managed just five runs in a sweep at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Wild Card Series, so they clearly need bats."

The 28-year-old has been one of the best pitchers in baseball since debuting in 2018 but has been in trade rumors over the last year. Burnes will be a free agent at the end of the 2024 season and very likely won't return to Milwaukee so a move makes sense this offseason. Boston needs a serious lift in the starting rotation and Burnes could be the perfect addition. Rymer listed the 10 most likely landing spots for the three-time All-Star and listed the Red Sox at No. 4.

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