Red Sox's Aroldis Chapman Listed as Trade Fit for Unexpected AL West Team

Red Sox's Aroldis Chapman Listed as Trade Fit for Unexpected AL West Team

The Boston Red Sox are still struggling, even after firing their previous manager, Alex Cora after a 10-17 start to the season. They remain in last place in the American League East at 26-34, but they still have a shot at a wild card berth, sitting just 3 1/2 games out.But if they can’t turn things around soon, they might be looking at selling at the trade deadline. They don’t have a lot of pieces on expiring contracts, so that could make it har…

One Name Becoming Red Sox' Most Likely Trade Candidate

Aroldis Chapman is having one of the best seasons of his career at age 38. He has a 0.48 ERA across 18 appearances and 18.2 innings, 12 saves, 25 strikeouts, and a 0.849 WHIP that makes him one of the most dominant closers in baseball right now. The Boston Red Sox are 25-33 and trending toward being sellers at the August deadline. NBC Sports Boston ranked Chapman as their most likely trade candidate if the Red Sox shift into sell mode, and multi…