The Boston Red Sox have one of the worst offenses in baseball and it certainly sounds like the club is trying to change that in the near future.
On Saturday, The Athletic's Jen McCaffrey reported that the Red Sox are exploring the trade market already with the hopes of adding a bat.
"The Red Sox have started exploring the trade market to bolster a lineup that has scored the fewest runs in the American League," McCaffrey wrote. "According to a league source, Boston’s front office has been making calls and canvasing the league to see what might be available.
"A second league source noted that, given the team’s widespread offensive struggles, the team isn’t seeking to bolster offense at one specific position. The club is looking to add any offense in general, with a preference for a right-handed bat. The Red Sox have been without Roman Anthony for the past three weeks and might be without Trevor Story until the All-Star break."
This came just one day after president and chief executive officer Sam Kennedy said publicly that the team has been exploring deals.
"There has been conversations going on earlier than ever before on that front," Kennedy said when asked if the Red Sox are looking around for a deal to improve the offense. "It's obviously hard. The American League is so bunched up. There's some National League teams that are, I'd say, more engaged in conversations than typical at this time of the year. If the question is [Craig Breslow] and his team in baseball operations trying to improve the team right now, the answer is yes."
The fans have been calling on the Red Sox to add and it sounds like they're trying to do so.
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