Report: Red Sox may look to trade OF Yoenis Cespedes
The Boston Red Sox may make outfielder Yoenis Cespedes available on the trade market this offseason, reports Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.
Cespedes has one year remaining on his contract and is set to earn $10.2 million in 2015. The outfielder was traded to Boston from the Oakland Athletics for Jon Lester at the July 31 deadline.
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Cespedes was named an All-Star in 2014 and finished the year hitting .260 with 22 home runs and 100 RBI. The 29-year-old has spent three seasons in the majors.
According to Carfardo, Cespedes has previously said he's not sure if he'll talk to the Red Sox about negotiating a long-term deal, and doesn't want to play right field.
Boston has several options in the outfield after trading for Cespedes and signing Cuba's Rusney Castillo in August. Shane Victorino missed most of last season with injuries but is signed through 2015, and Allen Craig, Jackie Bradley Jr., Daniel Nava and Brock Holt are all in the mix. The Red Sox also have 21-year-old Mookie Betts, who played 52 major league games in 2014 and can play both outfield and second base.
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