The Boston Red Sox have clearly been looking around for more infield talent and an intriguing report dropped on Sunday afternoon showing just how serious the team has been.
The Athletic’s Chandler Rome and Ken Rosenthal reported that the Red Sox, Houston Astros and St. Louis had “serious discussions” about a three-team trade that would’ve brought Isaac Paredes to Boston while Brendan Donovan would have landed in Houston.
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“In another sign that the Houston Astros are trying to lessen their infield surplus, the team had serious discussions about a three-way trade in which they would have sent Isaac Paredes to Boston and acquired utilityman Brendan Donovan,” Rome and Rosnethal wrote. “Donovan ultimately went from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Astros’ American League West rivals, the Seattle Mariners. The Red Sox, too, were shut out. Not only did they fail to land Paredes in the three-team deal, but a parallel attempt to acquire Donovan also sputtered, people familiar with the conversations said.
The Red Sox could use one more slugger