The Red Sox have two games without a wildcard spot
by Tim Crowley
8 minutes ago
While the Red Sox remain in a hot streak in July, the wins continue to move the ball club toward the ability to add more players at the MLB trade deadline next week.
In his notebook article Monday, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal highlighted the progress the Red Sox have made in positioning themselves with potential buyers and sellers.
Here’s what Rosenthal wrote for the Red Sox in the coming week:
Coming out of the All-Star break, I wrote about six teams on the bubble. As I mentioned earlier, the buy/sell decision isn’t always an either/or decision, and multiple teams are likely to do both at the same time. Still, at this point, the Mets are probably selling more than they’re buying, the Red Sox and Padres are buying more than they’re selling.
With the Red Sox nearing their upcoming series against the Atlanta Braves, Boston is 53-47 and just two games away from an American League wildcard berth.
If the Red Sox can continue their winning streak in the upcoming series against Atlanta and San Francisco, Boston will further establish itself as a buyer at the close next week.
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