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Red Sox's Chaim Bloom Will Need To Be Active On Trade Front To Bolster Offense

The trade market is the only way to make a notable upgrade
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Red Sox's Chaim Bloom Will Need To Be Active On Trade Front To Bolster Offense
Red Sox's Chaim Bloom Will Need To Be Active On Trade Front To Bolster Offense

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The Boston Red Sox's offense could desperately use a star player or two -- and there's only one road to get there.

Next year's free-agent market lacks star power on the position player front, as noted by The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. 

"Outside of (Shohei) Ohtani, who is in a category of his own, (Toronto) Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman projects to be the most attractive hitter on the open market," Rosenthal wrote. "(Seattle) Mariners right fielder Teoscar Hernández probably will rank second. Neither is exactly a superstar. And after that, good luck."

While it might seem like a problem to worry about in the offseason, this issue will come to a head when the trade deadline rumors heat up, as the rentals are the first to go. 

If the Red Sox do intend on buying at the deadline -- which would require a hot streak or two after a middling start versus low-level competition -- they'd be hard-pressed to find a true impact slugger.

Both aforementioned players are on teams in the hunt -- Chapman is in the division -- and neither would be genuine Red Sox trade targets. 

Los Angeles Angels infielder Gio Urshela was the only name Rosenthal mentioned that could make sense for Boston -- and of the entire list of impending free agents, there aren't many more names to pull out.

For Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom to improve this club this year or next, he'll have to do so via trade and target players with multiple years of team control. 

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Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's "Boston Red Sox On SI." Before launching the site (formerly called 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 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 (rebranded to On SI) in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Boston Red Sox On SI." Since then, he's added eight more regional sites with the company. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: scott@moreviewsmedia.com

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