Sources: Pirates Make Offer for Garrett Whitlock, At Least One Other Red Sox MLB Player

[moonslav59]

2 hours ago, notin said:

I’m willing to bet the other player wasn’t Duran, who is expensive (by Pittsburgh standards) and awful (by any standard).

Marcelo Mayer maked more sense. He’s cheap and can fill in at SS with Konnor Griffin out…

How about a third team taking Duran, and giving something to PIT.

PIT may be sellers and take Mayer.

[notin]

2 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

How about a third team taking Duran, and giving something to PIT.

PIT may be sellers and take Mayer.

With Mayer hurt ( oh yeah), I suppose it’s also possible the other player they want is Contreras…

[moonslav59]

9 minutes ago, notin said:

With Mayer hurt ( oh yeah), I suppose it’s also possible the other player they want is Contreras…

I think they will be sellers.

[Larry Cook]

On 7/9/2026 at 7:47 PM, notin said:

I’m willing to bet the other player wasn’t Duran, who is expensive (by Pittsburgh standards) and awful (by any standard).

Marcelo Mayer maked more sense. He’s cheap and can fill in at SS with Konnor Griffin out…

I got no problem moving Mayer, for the right price 

I think Duran is clearly not going anywhere 

[notin]

1 hour ago, Larry Cook said:

I got no problem moving Mayer, for the right price 

I think Duran is clearly not going anywhere 

Duran likely stays due to lack of interest.  At some point, the question is “do you dump him?”

[notin]

On 7/9/2026 at 10:41 PM, moonslav59 said:

How about a third team taking Duran, and giving something to PIT.

PIT may be sellers and take Mayer.

They’re clearly not sellers yet, as expressed by their interest in Garrett Whitlock…

[Bellhorn04]

46 minutes ago, notin said:

They’re clearly not sellers yet, as expressed by their interest in Garrett Whitlock…

I think it's very cute that they're interested in Whitlock.  😄

[moonslav59]

2 hours ago, notin said:

They’re clearly not sellers yet, as expressed by their interest in Garrett Whitlock…

Things can change in the next 3 weeks. 

[mvp 78]

20 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

Things can change in the next 3 weeks. 

Sure, they could make a huge mistake and start buying players. 

[moonslav59]

11 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

Sure, they could make a huge mistake and start buying players. 

Yup, especially if the players we buy cost us Arias or Eyanson and maybe even Witherspoon.

[Deja Doh]

No to trading Garrett Whitlock.  He's the future closer.

 

[Behindenemylines]

On 7/9/2026 at 5:21 PM, Bellhorn04 said:

Which also seems like a good reason for us to keep him.

Agree! Why would Sox trade Whitlock if they are currently 1/2 game out of the last wild card. They should be adding a right-handed bat (The one we should have got during last off season).