Boston Red Sox "Shopping" Connor Wong

[Matthew Lenz]

Yesterday, it was rumored that the Boston Red Sox were looking for a right-handed bat to improve their lineup. It seems that one of the players they may look to move to make this happen could be backstop Connor Wong.

Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic is reporting that the Red Sox are "shopping" Wong, who has some depth at catcher with Carlos Narvaez and Mickey Gasper also on the 40-man roster.

Wong has been solid, yet unspectacular this year, slashing .247/.305/.377 this year with 0 home runs and a stolen base. While those numbers are roughly league average (99 wRC+), the lack of power (.111 ISO) really mitigates any impact in the lineup. Moreover, he profiles has a below average (or worse) catcher behind the plate and it really makes you wonder what kind of value Wong has on the market. However, a team doesn't have to look back more than a couple of years to his 2024 breakout to see some potential in a guy who has two years of team control beyond 2026. 

It's also worth noting that McCaffrey says the Red Sox have received calls on some bullpen arms: Aroldis Chapman, Garrett Whitlock, and Justin Slaten. However, she reports that they currently have "no interest in dealing anyone from that bullpen trio." In other words, it's too early to label yourself a seller (and the Red Sox are very much in the Wild Card race).

Do you think the Red Sox can get anything for Connor Wong? Join the conversation in the comments!

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[notin]

Yeah!  Backup catcher!

Ironically BTV values him the same as Jo Adell…

[vegasbob]

1 hour ago, notin said:

Yeah!  Backup catcher!

Ironically BTV values him the same as Jo Adell…

But Adell is a terrible catcher better suited for DH

[notin]

18 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

But Adell is a terrible catcher better suited for DH

Doubtful the Sox want a catcher for Wong.  Adell eould be a RHH DH platoon maybe?

I think the best place for a bat is the INF.  The Sox right now have Mayer, Durbin and IKF.  And since part of this improvement is benching someone, those are better candidates….