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Abreu

While Bowden is speculating on the exact trade package the Red Sox would offer for Crochet, it’s interesting to note his mention of Casas since there has been lots of reporting this offseason that the Red Sox are looking to move Rafael Devers off of third base. If the Red Sox were to sign a third baseman and move Devers to first base then they may view Casas as a palatable trade option if it nets them a potential difference-making starter like Crochet. Bowden suggested that “a package of Casas, Wilyer Abreu, and Connor Wong probably gets close to landing Crochet. The Red Sox could then replace Abreu with prospect Roman Anthony in right field, replace Wong with Kyle Teel at catcher.”

Red Sox president of baseball operation Craig Breslow also said at the start of the offseason that the Red Sox would likely try to trade away some left-handed hitting this offseason, so Morosi’s report seems consistent with that. Even though Abreu received AL Rookie of the Year votes and just won his first Gold Glove, the Red Sox have plenty of outfield options and could see Abreu as the ticket to get a young starting pitcher onto their roster. Morosi specifically mentions the Mariners as a trade partner, and we know the Red Sox reached out to them last offseason about trading for one of their young starters. If the Red Sox were to land Juan Soto, trading Abreu would make even more sense. Still, even without Soto, the Red Sox also have Jarren Duran, Ceddane Rafaela, Roman Anthony, who is the top prospect in baseball, and Kristian Campbell, who is the 10th overall prospect in baseball, all competing for MLB at-bats in 2025.

Gil received 15 out of 30 first-place votes, with 13 going to Colton Cowser, who narrowly finished in second place. Austin Wells finished third with Mason Miller, Cade Smith, Wilyer Abreu and Wyatt Langford also receiving votes in the AL ROY balloting. Gil delivered one of last season’s more unexpected breakthrough campaigns, emerging as a key component of New York’s starting rotation mix, finishing with a pristine 3.50 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 171/77 K/BB ratio across 151 2/3 innings (29 starts). The 26-year-old righty seems pre-destined to be one of the more polarizing pitchers in the fantasy landscape heading into 2025 drafts, but there’s a strong case for putting him somewhere in the top-40 range among starting pitchers.

Giménez is widely known as one of the best defenders in all of baseball and it wouldn’t be surprising to see him also add a Platinum Glove to his mantle before all is said and done. Here’s the full list of Gold Glove winners in the American League (along with how many times they have won the award): C: Cal Raleigh (1), 1B: Carlos Santana (1), 2B: Andres Gimenez (3), SS: Bobby Witt Jr. (1), 3B Alex Bregman (1), P: Seth Lugo (1), LF: Steven Kwan (3), CF: Daulton Varsho (1), RF: Wilyer Abreu (1), UT: Dylan Moore (1).

After the Red Sox were eliminated from playoff contention on Wednesday, Breslow was asked about offseason plans. He commented that many of the team’s top prospects, who are set to debut in 2025, are left-handed hitters so the team will likely try to deal from a surplus of lefties in anticipation of the arrival of players like Roman Anthony, Kyle Teel, and Marcelo Mayer. That means we should expect plenty of rumors in the offseason surrounding guys like Jarren Duran, Masataka Yoshida, Wilyer Abreu, Emmanuel Valdez, and David Hamilton as the Red Sox look to add pitching and right-handed hitters.

Abreu hit an RBI double off Chris Bassitt in the third inning to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead. It was his 33rd double of the season. Abreu continues to show he can hit. He’s hitting .259 with 15 home runs, 58 RBI and eight stolen bases in 386 at-bats this year.

Abreu saw two borderline strikes before swinging and missing at strike three, but neither was egregious. He might have preferred an early exit anyway. His first at-bat ended with a strikeout on a pitch that hit him on the toe, and he limped off with a trainer afterwards.

Abreu’s fourth-inning blast off Orioles starter Zach Eflin was Boston’s lone tally in a low-scoring series opener at Camden Yards. The 25-year-old’s impressive rookie campaign rolls on as he’s up to 14 round-trippers, with eight of those coming over his last 30 contests. He’s going to be a big part of Boston’s long-term outfield plans.

No one would have blamed Abreu for sitting this one out after learning that his grandmother died last night, but he turned in an inspired performance instead. He has three homers in three games this month and six to go along with a .312 average and nine doubles in his last 26 games.

Abreu remains available in plenty of mixed leagues, but he really shouldn’t be at this point. He’s hit .310 with four homers, 16 RBI and 16 runs scored in his last 24 games.