Red Sox Linked To White Sox In What Would Be An 'All-In' Trade Scenario

Boston would be much improved with this blockbuster trade

Scott Neville | Jul 18, 2023

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Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom has received criticism for targeting diamonds in the rough over the big splashes. Will he use this deadline to change his perception?

If Bloom does make a notable swing at the upcoming trade deadline, he won't be thinking about himself, he'll be thinking about the 11-2 stretch the team is on heading into the most important stretch of the season.

The Athletic's Chad Jennings proposed an 'all-in' trade that would send prospects Nick Yorke, Wikelman Gonzalez and Ryan Fernandez to the Chicago White Sox for frontline starter Lucus Giolito and shortstop Tim Anderson.

Giolito will be one of the most enticing options for the Red Sox at the trade deadline. The 29-year-old has a 3.45 ERA, 117-to-34 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .223 batting average against and 1.14 WHIP in 112 1/3 innings across 19 starts this season.

Anderson on paper would "solve" the Red Sox's middle infield issues alongside the return of Trevor Story at some point in August -- but he's actually looked a lot more like Kiké Hernández this season than a two-time All-Star.

The 30-year-old has impressive career numbers but is hitting just .227 with 10 extra-base hits, 14 RBIs and a .530 OPS in 70 games. He's homer-less this season, ranks as a below-average middle infielder and has a -1.6 bWAR this season.

Anderson is a career .283 hitter with a .740 OPS and is under team control through 2024. He'd be an interesting buy-low candidate this winter but should not be traded for during a playoff run.

Jennings, for what it's worth, does not think Boston should make the deal either but wanted to pose a trade that made it clear that the club was going for it this season.

If the Red Sox can snag Giolito they would be a much better team but Anderson would just further clutter a middle infield full of underperformers.

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Published Jul 18, 2023

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