Red Sox urged to undertake trade deadline fire sale this summer
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 12, 2026, 1:13 PM
Last updated Jun 12, 2026
The Boston Red Sox, currently 12 games under.500 and missing top players, face pressure to actively sell at the upcoming trade deadline on August 3. With past poor decisions at previous deadlines, experts emphasize the need for significant moves, similar to the successful fire sale of 2014. Potential trade candidates include Sonny Gray and Aroldis Chapman, as the team looks to rebuild by acquiring valuable assets. The front office is urged to consciously navigate their strategy and not replicate past mistakes.
- •Red Sox are 12 games under.500 in mid-June.
- •Trade deadline is set for August 3, 2026.
- •Experts advocate for a fire sale similar to 2014.
- •Potential trade candidates include Sonny Gray and Aroldis Chapman.
- •The front office is criticized for past trade deadline decisions.
- 1:13 PMYahoo Sports — The Red Sox should approach the trade deadline correctly and have a 2014-style fire sale
"If sitting 12 games under .500 in mid-June with your two best players injured isn’t a sign to sell at the trade deadline, I’m not sure what is. The Red Sox have to pick a lane to properly run the trade deadline on Aug. 3. That’s something Boston has failed to do in each of […]
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