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Red Sox Budding Star Reportedly Being Discussed In Trade Rumors

Boston is on the brink of doing something bold
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Red Sox Budding Star Reportedly Being Discussed In Trade Rumors
Red Sox Budding Star Reportedly Being Discussed In Trade Rumors

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Will the Boston Red Sox make some notable changes to their roster with just over a week to go until pitchers and catchers report to spring training?

Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow is expected to be active in the free-agent market -- though expectations should be measured -- and they reportedly also could make some notable trades before finalizing their roster.

The long-rumored and most likely trade candidate is closer Kenley Jansen but another more shocking name has come up in recent trade talks.

"I've even heard that the name Jarren Duran has come up in trade rumors," the New York Post's Jon Heyman said on a Bleacher Report livestream Tuesday afternoon. "Now I'm not saying they are shopping Duran and they certainly won't admit it if they are but they have big-time prospects including Roman Anthony and many others are down on the farm who could replace him potentially."

Duran hit .295 with 44 extra-base hits including eight home runs, 40 RBIs and a .828 OPS (121 OPS+) in 102 games before suffering a season-ending toe injury last season. He also stole 24 bases in 26 attempts and improved dramatically defensively from a year ago.

The 27-year-old is coming off a breakout campaign and has five more seasons of team control before reaching free agency.

With the entire franchise's focus seemingly on the future, it makes little sense to trade a young, controllable asset who appears to be on the brink of becoming a core player.

The move would have to be for a significant player who is going to help the Red Sox in the present and the future as Duran will if he sustains anything close to his 2023 production.

Duran deserves a shot to establish himself as a starting centerfielder for the Red Sox before being shipped off in a sell-high move.

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SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer.  His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu

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