MLB Trade Rumors

The Red Sox and Reds have announced a deal outfielder Tommy Pham from the Reds. Cincinnati will receive a player to be named later or cash considerations in return. It’s a bit of a surprising move for a Boston team that just agreed to deal away its primary catcher, Christian Vázquez, to the Astros. Yet Red Sox president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom has maintained they’re … [Read more...] about Red Sox Acquire Tommy Pham

The Rays designated outfielder Brett Phillips for assignment yesterday upon acquiring outfielder Jose Siri from the Astros, and while a team normally has a week to trade a player following a DFA, that’s not the case with today’s 6pm ET deadline looming. Phillips seems likely to change hands today, as he’s already drawing interest from multiple clubs. Alex Speier of the Boston … [Read more...] about Rays’ Brett Phillips Drawing Interest From Multiple Clubs

4:35PM: The Cardinals, Phillies, and Twins are all interested in Hill, as per WEEI.com’s Rob Bradford. 1:24PM: Most of the talk regarding the Red Sox in recent days has centered on designated hitter J.D. Martinez and the since-traded Christian Vazquez, but Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reports that the Sox are open to dealing right-hander Nathan Eovaldi, though they’re not … [Read more...] about Red Sox Listening On Nathan Eovaldi, Rich Hill

5:21pm: The two teams announced the trade. Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reports that the Padres are paying a whopping $44MM to the Red Sox, reducing Boston’s commitment to Hosmer to the league minimum. 4:02pm: Boston is acquiring prospects Corey Rosier and Max Ferguson, Cotillo reports. 3:59pm: There are multiple players involved in the deal, tweets Chris Cotillo of … [Read more...] about Red Sox Acquire Eric Hosmer

As the calendar flipped from June to July, the Red Sox were sitting on a record of 43-33 and holding onto an American League Wild Card spot. However, this has been a disastrous month for them, in which they went 8-19. Now their record is 51-52, placing them 3 1/2 games behind the Rays for the final playoff spot, with three teams in between. Due to that slide, there’s been … [Read more...] about Latest On Red Sox’ Deadline Plans

The Astros have reportedly been in the mix for upgrades at catcher and at first base, prominently connected to both Willson Contreras and Josh Bell. However, while those two represent the arguable top options at those respective positions, the asking price on both has been high, and Houston is exploring alternative options. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic writes this morning that … [Read more...] about Astros Showing Interest In Christian Vazquez, Ji-Man Choi

The Astros are in agreement with the Red Sox on a deal that would send catcher Christian Vazquez to Houston for two minor league prospects, reports Mark Berman of Fox 26. The deal is pending a physical. More to come. … [Read more...] about Astros To Acquire Christian Vazquez

As the Red Sox continue to struggle, it seems increasingly likely that the team will be selling in some capacity at the trade deadline, even if the likes of Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers aren’t going anywhere.  Reports from earlier this week suggested that the Sox were already open to offers for J.D. Martinez, and The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier (Twitter links) hears from a … [Read more...] about Red Sox Notes: Eovaldi, Vazquez, Martinez, Mets, Vientos

Frankie Montas has been the name most attached to the Cardinals in their pitching search, yet St. Louis has also been exploring other rotation options.  The Cards and Astros have discussed the possibility of a trade involving veteran righty Jake Odorizzi, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.  In addition, such names as Noah Syndergaard and Nathan Eovaldi were … [Read more...] about Cardinals Interested In Jake Odorizzi