This question hovered around the team as last year’s trade deadline approached, too. In 2024, a middling Red Sox team to start the year found its groove in June, going 21-14 from June 1 through July 14 to close out the first half. That convinced chief baseball officer Craig Breslow to buy.

Dodgers' Trade Idea Lands Red Sox Veteran Reliever for Top Prospect originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Los Angeles Dodgers sit atop the NL West, but with a thin lead and World Series expectations, they could be eyeing bullpen help ahead of the July 31 trade deadline.

The Red Sox have a chance to break out the brooms for just the second time this season, as Boston can sweep the Yankees out of Fenway Park in Sunday’s series finale. The Red Sox last swept an opponent at the start of April,