Red Sox Reportedly Placed All-Star On Trade Block With 'Several Teams Involved'

Boston is not done making moves

Scott Neville | Feb 6, 2024

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The Boston Red Sox are not done retooling their roster with just over a week until pitchers and catchers report to spring training.

Multiple reports have indicated that one of the Red Sox's most accomplished players and lone All-Star from a year ago is being shopped around. Those discussions reportedly are ongoing.

"The Red Sox are talking to teams about Kenley Jansen and there are several teams involved right now," the New York Post's Jon Heyman said on a Bleacher Report livestream Tuesday afternoon.

Jansen posted a 3.63 ERA with a 52-to-17 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .237 batting average against and a 1.28 WHIP in 44 2/3 innings in his debut season in Boston. Most notably, he went 29-for-33 in save opportunities.

The 36-year-old veteran is owed $16 million this season, the final year of his deal with the Red Sox. For that reason, he's the most logical trade candidate. Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow seemingly agrees.

Heyman noted last week, as have others, that the Los Angeles Dodgers would be a likely landing spot for Jansen. That would be ideal given their rich farm system that is full of pitching prospects.

The Dodgers have 13 pitchers in their top 30 according to MLB Pipeline, 11 of which fall outside the top 100 range.

If the Red Sox are going to move Jansen, there better be a bigger move coming. The motive for the trade would center around shaving payroll, which ideally would open up the door for a player such as left-hander Jordan Montgomery to sign with the Red Sox.

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Published Feb 6, 2024

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