The Boston Red Sox have to get a right-handed slugger this offseason to consider it at least mildly successful, and it seems like they are having trouble doing that. However, this proposed trade for St. Louis Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado could be the answer, as well as providing the Sox something they could also use. The trade would look like this:
Red Sox get: Nolan Arenado, no. 5 Cardinals prospect Jimmy Crooks, $16 million
Cardinals get: no. 6 Sox prospect Miguel Bleis, no. 14 Sox prospect Connelly Early, no. 31 Sox prospect Justin Riemer
Arenado solves the immediate need for a righty slugger. He slashed .272/.325/.394/.719 with 23 doubles and 16 homers last season, which could improve even more in a righty hitter’s park like Fenway.
As for Crooks, it gives the Sox a catching prospect to replace Kyle Teel, who they traded to get Garrett Crochet. As of now, the Sox’s only quality catcher is Connor Wong, so getting another would be good.
Would this trade work? Probably. The Cards move Arenado’s contract and get a ton of prospects to commit to the rebuild. The Sox get a slugger, and a future catcher to backup and/or replace Wong. Hopefully they consider this trade, and start calling the Cards to make a deal.
Red Sox Mock Trade
Cardinals Receive:
OF Miguel Bleis (Sox #6 prospect)
P Connelly Early (Sox #14 prospect)
SS Justin Riemer (Sox #31 prospect)Red Sox receive:
3B Nolan Arenado
C Jimmy Crooks (Cards #5 prospect)
16 million dollars pic.twitter.com/9eMqdR2Jf8— Matt Couture (@MattCouture5) February 6, 2025
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