The Boston Red Sox may end up selling this summer. At the end of the day, that very well may be the best call. Boston is 13 games under .500 at 33-46 with 83 games left to play.
Because of this, there has been a lot of chatter out there about various guys, including Sonny Gray, Aroldis Chapman, and Jarren Duran. But Bleacher Report's Zachary Rymer put together a much more surprising — and unlikely — mock trade to send Kristian Campbell to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
"Best Landing Spot: Pittsburgh Pirates," Rymer wrote. "Kristian Campbell has been stuck in the minors ever since last June, and that is pretty much all on him. He basically stopped hitting after winning AL Rookie of the Month last April, largely because he got exposed against breaking and offspeed pitches. He did hit a solid .265 against fastballs, however, and that alone makes him an intriguing fit for Pirates offense that has built a resurgence on hitting fastballs. They also just plain need a right-handed hitter, as the ones they employ have only produced a 76 wRC+.
"Trade Proposal: Pirates get OF Kristian Campbell, cash; Red Sox get DH Marcell Ozuna, LHP Carmen Mlodzinski, 2B Termarr Johnson. This trade proposal is mostly about balancing the books."
Campbell isn't where he wants to be. That much is clear. But this is a 23-year-old with massive upside we're talking about. There's no shot he should be traded in deal for an Ozuna package.