Overview
- The Athletic’s Jim Bowden reported that Boston is listening on Jarren Duran following the GM Meetings in Las Vegas.
- Multiple clubs are viewed as plausible suitors, including the Phillies, Royals, Padres, Dodgers and White Sox, with Philadelphia’s outfield need specifically highlighted.
- Duran, 29, comes with three years of team control and is coming off a .256/.332/.442 season with 41 doubles, an AL-leading 13 triples, 16 homers and 24 steals.
- Boston declined an $8 million option and then reached a one-year, $7.7 million agreement with Duran, a setup that could ease an acquiring team’s payroll planning.
- Some insiders frame a trade as likely, though unconfirmed, and speculative packages are circulating—such as a four-prospect Astros proposal—while Boston’s expected focus is MLB help, particularly pitching.