Craig Breslow and the Boston Red Sox made a handful of noteworthy changes to their roster before Monday’s MLB trade deadline.
Boston’s biggest splash was acquiring All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for catcher Carlos Narvaez, three of their top five prospects, and a player to be named later. The Sox also received catcher Jake Rogers in the deal.
Shortly after adding Rutschman, they traded minor-league right-hander Tyler Uberstine to the Atlanta Braves for outfielder Eli White and sent former top shortstop prospect Marcelo Mayer to the San Francisco Giants for lefty reliever Erik Miller. Let’s also not forget that Breslow got an early start to the deadline, shipping rookie southpaw Connelly Early to the Washington Nationals in exchange for infielder Curtis Mead last week.
With the deadline behind us, it’s a good time for a roster reset. Here’s how the Red Sox’ depth chart, contract situations, and projected lineup (when healthy) look after Breslow’s bold moves, with an acknowledgement that more roster moves will be made in the coming days:
Depth chart
- Starting rotation: LHP Ranger Suarez, RHP Sonny Gray, LHP Payton Tolle, LHP Jake Bennett, LHP Patrick Sandoval
- Bullpen: RHP Brayan Bello, LHP Erik Miller, LHP Jovani Moran, RHP Greg Weissert, RHP Garrett Whitlock, RHP Justin Slaten, RHP Tyron Guerrero, LHP Aroldis Chapman
- Catcher: Connor Wong, Jake Rogers
- First base: Willson Contreras
- Second base: Romy Gonzalez, Anthony Seigler, Nick Sogard
- Shortstop: Andruw Monasterio
- Third base: Caleb Dubin
- Outfield: Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu, Jarren Duran, Masataka Yoshida, Jahmai Jones, Eli White
- Injured list: C Adley Rutschman, INF Curtis Mead, LHP Garrett Crochet, OF Roman Anthony, SS Trevor Story, UTIL Isiah Kiner-Falefa, 1B Triston Casas, RHP Tanner Houck, RHP Kutter Crawford, RHP Johan Oviedo
Contracts
- Under team control through 2026: RHP Sonny Gray ($25M mutual option for 2027), LHP Patrick Sandoval, UTIL Isiah Kiner-Falefa, C Jake Rogers
- Under team control through 2027: RHP Garrett Whitlock ($8.25M club option for 2027), OF/DH Masataka Yoshida, C Adley Rutschman, LHP Aroldis Chapman, RHP Tanner Houck, RHP Johan Oviedo
- Under team control through 2028: 1B Willson Contreras ($20M club option for 2028), SS Trevor Story ($23.33M club option for 2028), C Connor Wong, UTIL Romy Gonzalez, OF Jarren Duran, 1B Triston Casas, RHP Kutter Crawford, OF Eli White
- Under team control through 2029: OF Wilyer Abreu, LHP Erik Miller, RHP Justin Slaten, RHP Greg Weissert, INF Andruw Monasterio, RHP Tyron Guerrero, OF Jahmai Jones
- Under team control through 2030: RHP Brayan Bello ($9.17M club option for 2030), LHP Ranger Suarez, INF Curtis Mead, LHP Jovani Moran
- Under team control through 2031: LHP Garrett Crochet, LHP Payton Tolle, 3B Caleb Durbin, INF Anthony Seigler, UTIL Nick Sogard
- Under team control through 2032: OF Ceddanne Rafaela ($6.25M club option for 2032), LHP Jake Bennett
- Under team control through 2034: OF Roman Anthony ($16.25M club option for 2034)
Projected lineup (when healthy)
* = currently on IL
- Roman Anthony, LF (L)*
- Adley Rutschman, C (S)
- Curtis Mead, 2B (R)*
- Willson Contreras, 1B (R)
- Wilyer Abreu, RF (L)
- Ceddanne Rafaela, CF (R)
- Caleb Durbin, 3B (R)
- Masataka Yoshida, DH (L)
- Andruw Monasterio, SS (R)
Bench options: SS Trevor Story*, OF Jarren Duran, UTIL Isiah Kiner-Falefa*, OF Eli White, 2B Anthony Seigler, C Jake Rogers, C Connor Wong, OF Jahmai Jones, UTIL Romy Gonzalez, UTIL Nick Sogard
