Red Sox Make Jarren Duran Trade Decision
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Boston Red Sox's Alex Cora cautioned his team against trusting trade deadline rumors, claiming some ESPN personnel 'made s--- up' during his time at the network.
The hard-throwing lefty walked the first two batters he faced and recorded one out before exiting in the eighth inning.
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Marcelo Mayer's injury is leading to a lot of moving parts for the Red Sox. It could also impact how Craig Breslow approaches next week's trade deadline.
The Boston Red Sox seem to be on the hunt for controllable starting pitching ahead of the trade deadline. While a rental pitcher could make sense, it would be better for Boston if it could acquire a pitcher with two or three years of team control beyond this season.
As the Los Angeles Dodgers weigh potential deadline deals to improve their roster, they don't want to subtract from the MLB club to do so if they can avoid it.