{"id":418952,"date":"2026-01-20T15:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/418952\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:38:07","slug":"red-sox-interested-in-trade-with-dodgers-for-young-backup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/418952\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Interested In Trade With Dodgers For Young Backup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Red Sox have been active this offseason, and Craig Breslow\u2019s preferred method to add players has been through trades.<\/p>\n<p>Breslow has pulled off trades for Sonny Gray, Johan Oviedo and Willson Contreras. His next target could be a better backup catcher for Carlos Narv\u00e1ez. Connor Wong had just a .500 OPS in 63 games.<\/p>\n<p>Wong was much better in 2024 and could have a bounce-back season. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/redsox\/2026\/01\/some-things-i-think-i-think-why-the-red-sox-signing-of-ranger-suarez-was-so-significant.html?outputType=amp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according to MassLive\u2019s Sean McAdam<\/a>, the Red Sox \u201cremain active\u201d in pursuit of an upgrade behind Narv\u00e1ez. McAdam noted they looked at J.T. Realmuto and Victor Caratini in free agency before they signed elsewhere. However, they are also showing interest in Dalton Rushing, Will Smith\u2019s backup in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Sox\u2019 search to land someone to pair with Carlos Narvaez has been ongoing since last summer,\u201d McAdam wrote on Sunday. \u201cThey contacted the White Sox to see if they would consider trading Kyle Teel back to them, and showed interest in the (Los Angeles) Dodgers\u2019 Dalton Rushing. A month out from spring training, Connor Wong is still the No. 2 catcher, but his hold on the position is tenuous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rushing was the Dodgers\u2019 top prospect before making his debut. However, with Smith signed to a 10-year, $140 million deal, there is no real path to Rushing getting regular playing time. The Dodgers cannot use the designated hitter spot to get him at-bats since they have Shohei Ohtani penciled in there every game for the next eight years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nesn-in-content-ad__copy\">Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Rushing is a valuable trade chip for the Dodgers and would be a great player to slot in behind Narv\u00e1ez. He did not have the best rookie season, but his at-bats were very limited. He slashed .204\/.258\/.324 in 53 games, but he has plenty of talent.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Contreras has noted that he is <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2026\/01\/all-star-slugger-could-be-red-soxs-solution-in-backup-catcher-quest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">open to spending some time behind the plate again<\/a>, after switching to first base last season. However, the Red Sox prefer him at first base and designated hitter. A player like Rushing could continue to grow in Boston and become a valuable piece.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s only 24 years old and has plenty of club control. However, it\u2019s unclear what the Dodgers\u2019 asking price would be for a young, valuable depth piece.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nesn-in-content-ad__copy\">Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Boston Red Sox have been active this offseason, and Craig Breslow\u2019s preferred method to add players has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":401207,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[363,99],"class_list":["post-418952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/401207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}