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Red Sox Consider Moving Porcello, Bogaerts or Bradley

By Josh Ejnes

BOSTON, MA - MAY 29: Rick Porcello #22 of the Boston Red Sox warms up before a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 29, 2018 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - MAY 29: Rick Porcello #22 of the Boston Red Sox warms up before a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 29, 2018 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 26: Jackie Bradley Jr. #19 of the Boston Red Sox catches a fly ball during the second inning of game three of the 2018 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on October 26, 2018 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /

The outfield’s defensive anchor

The final member of the trio, Bradley, is the most likely to be moved, and if the Red Sox are going to trade him they should do it soon while memories of his ALCS MVP performance are still fresh in everyone’s heads.

Bradley will be under team control until 2021, and he is one of the best fielding center fielders in all of baseball. He didn’t have a great season at the plate in 2018, but he’s shown in the past he can perform better at the plate, and his defense makes up for any offensive downside.

The Red Sox are pretty deep as far as outfield roster is concerned, and current corner outfielders Andrew Benintendi and Mookie Betts both have the range to slide over to center field.

The Atlanta Braves are one team that comes to mind that could benefit from Bradley; over the past week the NL East has somehow become one of the most competitive divisions in baseball, so an upgrade in the outfield over Ender Inciarte is a must.

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It’ll be an interesting rest of the week as we wait and see how serious the Red Sox are about moving these players. They’re far from desperate, and will likely hold out until they can get the best deal possible, which might not come until later in the season when teams needs become more fleshed out.

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