Jones & Keefe: Should the Red Sox consider trading Wilyer Abreu or Jarren Duran?

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00:00With the paucity of impact players available,

00:02one GM suggested the Red Sox could entertain the idea

00:04of moving Jaron Duran or Willier Abreu.

00:07More on that in a moment.

00:09They have ample outfield depth,

00:10especially with Roman Anthony ready for the big leagues,

00:12and although dealing at the deadline limits teams

00:14compared to the winter,

00:16the July market craves high-end talent,

00:18and Boston has it.

00:20So one GM suggested Jaron Duran,

00:22we talked about trade rumors involving him yesterday,

00:24or Abreu.

00:26Who would you move out of those two?

00:27Abreu.

00:28Me too.

00:28I don't even think it's close.

00:30No.

00:30Abreu had a real hot start.

00:31I think Abreu's a good player.

00:32I think he's good.

00:33I think we undervalue maybe Willier Abreu.

00:36He's a good defensive right fielder.

00:37I 1,000% did.

00:38So he's better than I thought.

00:40I'd still move him before Jaron Duran.

00:42And I think you could get something good for Willier Abreu.

00:44Yeah.

00:46But I don't know why there seems to be a pushback

00:50of having an outfield of Roman Anthony,

00:53Jaron Duran, Willier Abreu.

00:54And is it so you can squeeze Cedon Raffaella

00:57and his good defensive center field play out there?

01:00I feel like he would be better suited to play all the spots.

01:03Maybe play short or second base right now.

01:06You might even need him at second base for right now.

01:08I wouldn't trade either one of those guys.

01:12It's a cheap – there's a chance for it to be a super cheap

01:16yet super productive outfield for the next three years.

01:20You'd pay those guys peanuts.

01:21Roman Anthony, Jaron Duran, and Willier Abreu.

01:24You're not paying them anything.

01:25No.

01:26And then you're paying big bucks to guys like Devers and Crochet.

01:29And then you sort of take that and you have a nice –

01:32you could even add another two-year starting pitcher for crazy money

01:36and your team payroll wouldn't be that high.

01:38I'm not getting rid of any of those outfits.

01:39I don't see the need to do that.

01:41So I'm not really itching to do that either.

01:43However, and I said this yesterday, I'd listen on Duran.

01:46I don't really love the match with San Diego,

01:48but I'd listen on Duran if I'm getting a high-level pitcher

01:51and now my roster fits together better

01:54because Abreu's in right and Anthony is wherever, left, I guess.

01:59And you can leave Raffaella in center field.

02:02I'm open to that, but I need better than –

02:04than what I think I'm getting from San Diego.

02:06I'm open to that with Abreu as well.

02:08And so it's like, okay, we have a glut of outfielders, if you will.

02:12I don't know that they're exactly, you know,

02:14all-star, all-star, all-star out there.

02:16Raffaella's good defensively.

02:17Yeah.

02:18Yeah.

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