Overview
- Boston enters July with a 48-45 record and postseason odds down to 25.7%, reflecting a steep midseason slide since trading Rafael Devers.
- Manager Alex Cora says there is a “really good chance” Alex Bregman will return before the All-Star break, intensifying extension discussions.
- League sources report that if Bregman’s camp and the club can’t agree on a new deal, he could be dealt to contenders like Seattle, Detroit or Milwaukee.
- Boston is prepared to listen to offers for high-leverage reliever Aroldis Chapman and outfielders Jarren Duran and Wilyer Abreu as it balances depth with upgrades.
- Deadline trade ideas for veteran first basemen Josh Bell and Nathaniel Lowe have emerged to plug the hole created by Triston Casas’s season-ending injury.