Red Sox Make Lone Trade To Slightly Bolster Infield Group Prior To Deadline

Boston did not do enough at the deadline

Scott Neville | Aug 1, 2023

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The Boston Red Sox made just one move prior to the Major League Baseball Trade Deadline, and it was not nearly enough to move the needle.

After waiting around all day, news broke of a Red Sox trade, one that doesn't mean much at all.

The Boston Red Sox are acquiring infielder Luis Urías from the Milwaukee Brewers," ESPN's Jeff Passan tweeted minutes after the deadline.

The return to this point is unknown, but frankly, doesn't matter for this level of a move.

Urías has hit .145 with a .535 OPS in 55 at-bats. He's a career .235 with 107 extra-base hits including 46 home runs, 167 RBIs and a .720 OPS in 413 games at the big-league level.

The 26-year-old is a fine depth piece to add to the organization but he is not the name Red Sox fans wanted to see at the trade deadline, especially as many American League foes made pushes to improve their roster.

Urías joins the mix of middle infielders that includes Christian Arroyo, Pablo Reyes, Yu Chang and eventually Trevor Story. It's not known if the veteran is joining Boston or Triple-A Worcester.

The Red Sox were on the outskirts of postseason contention and now appear to be even further away.

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Published Aug 1, 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