Question of the week: Should the Sox trade Contreras?

[Brock Beauchamp]

Contreras is having a great season, and currently has the best OPS+ of his career. If the Red Sox continue stumbling, do you think Contreras should be traded at the deadline?

[mvp 78]

I'd keep him because they have him for '27 with a club option for '28. 

Gray is a goner though. 

[Old Red]

2 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

I'd keep him because they have him for '27 with a club option for '28. 

Gray is a goner though. 

I agree, and anybody you trade like Con Man, or Chapman they have to be replaced.

[mvp 78]

9 minutes ago, Old Red said:

I agree, and anybody you trade like Con Man, or Chapman they have to be replaced.

There's generally a premium on pitching at the deadline, not on hitting like Contreras. I don't think the Sox would get a ton a value for the Contreras with 2.5 years vs Chapman with 1.5 years or Gray with .5 years. I guess it all depends on what the needs are of the contenders at the time. Usually it's pitching though! 

[Nick]

31 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

I'd keep him because they have him for '27 with a club option for '28. 

Gray is a goner though. 

Big No....are you nuts?  He's earning his paycheck unlike others. (to the original poster)

MLB.com has both Gray and Duran in their top 9 trading targets. Throw in Chapman too. Someone should take all three. 

[Old Red]

1 minute ago, mvp 78 said:

There's generally a premium on pitching at the deadline, not on hitting like Contreras. I don't think the Sox would get a ton a value for the Contreras with 2.5 years vs Chapman with 1.5 years or Gray with .5 years. I guess it all depends on what the needs are of the contenders at the time. Usually it's pitching though! 

It’s not like Chapman hasn’t been traded before like by the Yankees, and then they got him back.

[notin]

No.

Will any teams even be shopping for 1b/DH types?  Besides maybe Boston?