With first place in the American League East far from a sure thing, the Boston Red Sox will look to revamp their roster come the trade deadline. The team’s third base production has underwhelmed all season, and President Dave Dombrowski is surely taking notice.
The Boston Red Sox are back atop the American League East.
As the preseason favorites to be not only the class of the AL East but the American League in general, the Sox will surely look to be dealing around this year’s trade deadline.
Third base has been the one major weakness for the team, and it’s well-documented that they’ve been searching around the trade market already.
Pablo Sandoval is currently on the 10-day DL with an ear infection. It’s not like the team misses him much, as the 30-year-old is hitting just .212 on the year.
On the other hand, it’s better than Deven Marrero, who’s hitting .160.
There’s also the extremely unknown Tzu-Wei Lin, who hasn’t played above Double-A but was recently called up by the team.
What I’m trying to say is simple. The Red Sox need third base production if they really want to increase their chances for October.