Red Sox trade rumors: Boston ‘possibly in mix’ for White Sox star

The Red Sox authoritatively marked previous White Sox beginning pitcher Lucas Giolito on Wednesday. Presently they may be keen on exchanging for his previous partner, Dylan Stop.

The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal revealed Thursday that the White Sox “are weighing offers for Stop, and the Yankees and Orioles are among those to communicate true ‘interest.'” Rosenthal added different clubs “are serious” and the Red Sox, Cardinals and Dodgers are “among the groups perhaps in the blend.”

Rosenthal composed that Boston is “looking for a top-of-the-pivot starter.”

The Red Sox are placing a high priority on starting pitching this offseason, as has been stated numerous times by chief baseball officer Craig Breslow. As well as marking Giolito, the Red Sox likewise exchanged starter Chris Deal to the Overcomes for 22-year-old second baseman Vaughn Grissom last week.

Stop, a 28-year-old righty, has two years of group control staying as he’s qualified with the expectation of complimentary organization after the 2025 season. The Red Sox are accepted to be interest in possible exchanges for beginning pitchers who are taken care of for different seasons. MassLive had heard that Boston had not been involved in trade talks with the White Sox regarding Cease as of late November.

Stop completed second for the AL Cy Youthful honor in 2022, posting a 2.20 Period in 32 beginnings for Chicago. He had a 4.58 Time in 33 beginnings in 2023.

Giolito was gotten some information about the capability of Stop going along with him in Boston when he talked with Boston columnists through Zoom on Wednesday.

“Dylan and I are awesome companions, clearly,” Giolito said. ” We’ve been in touch throughout the span of the offseason. Sort of messed around I’m like, “So when are you getting exchanged, man? Where are you going? What are you hearing?’ … However, you really can’t tell until it happens. I’ve been exchanged on various occasions now. You can have an inclination, yet you never truly know until it works out.

“I haven’t had any discussions with (Red) Sox front office staff about like, ‘OK, you got me. Presently go get this person,'” Giolito added. ” I was more worried about overcoming the physical and ensuring that everything became official. … Also, we’ll see. That clearly would be truly cool yet no doubt, you simply never know. We’ll see. We’ll perceive the way it works around here.”