Overview
- The Red Sox and Dodgers are in advancing discussions over a trade that would send 24-year-old catcher Dalton Rushing to Boston before the July 31 deadline.
- Boston may include its No. 1 prospect, 19-year-old Single-A shortstop Franklin Arias, to persuade Los Angeles to part with Rushing.
- Los Angeles has intensified scouting at Boston’s High-A Greenville affiliate to evaluate prospects Arias and lefty Brandon Clarke.
- Rushing has struggled in his major-league debut, batting .216 with 34 strikeouts in 74 at-bats despite a strong minor-league record.
- Carlos Narvaez has posted a .789 OPS and leads all MLB catchers in defensive runs saved, but Boston lacks a dependable backup to share his heavy workload.