When the Red Sox gave up a massive prospect package to acquire catcher Adley Rutschman at the trade deadline, Boston found a franchise catcher, at least for a year and half.
Rutschman will enter 2027, should they play, with the impending lockout on the horizon, has one year left on his deal and will become a free agent next offseason.
Craig Breslow traded five players, right-handed pitchers Anthony Eyanson and Kyson Witherspoon, outfielder Enddy Azocar and Harold Rivas, and catcher Carlos Narvaez, he sent a massive haul to a division rival in the orioles and essentially backing himself into a corner to extend the former first overall pick. Read More
