{"id":798344,"date":"2026-08-02T00:37:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/798344\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T00:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:37:41","slug":"report-george-springer-interested-in-trade-to-red-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/798344\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: George Springer interested in trade to Red Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoston Red Sox\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tSpringer, currently with the Blue Jays, has an eight-team no-trade list, but apparently wouldn\u2019t block a deal to Boston.<\/p>\n

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\n\tGeorge Springer has enjoyed much success at Fenway Park over the years. Winslow Townson\/Getty Images\t<\/p>\n

The Boston Red Sox have been quiet on the MLB trade market ahead of Monday\u2019s deal deadline outside of last weekend\u2019s acquisition of infielder Curtis Mead.<\/p>\n

In the rumor mill, though, things are beginning to heat up.<\/p>\n

In addition to several other infielders and catchers like Colorado Rockies\u2019 Hunter Goodman, the Red Sox are reportedly linked to Toronto Blue Jays outfielder\/designated hitter George Springer and Miami Marlins<\/a> infielder Xavier Edwards.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the lowdown on those two players.<\/p>\n

INF Xavier Edwards, Marlins<\/p>\n

Xavier Edwards, 26, fits the infielder profile the Red Sox are reportedly interested<\/a> in trading for. He joins middle infielders like CJ Abrams, Otto Lopez, and Zach Neto in the handful of guys linked to Boston in trade rumors.<\/p>\n

The Athletic<\/a>\u2019s Ken Rosenthal reported Edwards \u201chas the Sox\u2019 attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Boston Red Sox, after losing trade acquisition Curtis Mead to a fractured left wrist in his first game with the club, are looking for additional infield help,\u201d Rosenthal wrote on Friday. \u201cWhile Miami Marlins shortstop Otto Lopez is of interest, another Marlins infielder, Xavier Edwards, also has the Sox\u2019s attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

Edwards is a switch hitter who has played second base for the Marlins this year, but has plenty of past big-league shortstop experience. Rosenthal noted Boston \u201cseems to prefer\u201d to land a shortstop.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Edwards played SS for two years before being moved to second this season in favor of Lopez. He\u2019s committed six errors at 2B (.986 fielding percentage).<\/p>\n

Since debuting in 2023, Edwards has never been a power hitter; he\u2019s only hit 16 total home runs in 349 career games entering Friday. He\u2019s much more a player who hits for average with a low strikeout rate.<\/p>\n

In 110 games, Edwards is slashing .292\/.272\/.401 with a .774 OPS. He walks 11.9 percent (59) and strikes out 13.6 percent (63) of the time. He has 39 RBI and 51 runs on the year, 14 doubles, and six triples and home runs each.<\/p>\n

Edwards is also a base-stealer. He\u2019s snagged 18 bags on 21 attempts.<\/p>\n

Contractually, he\u2019s arbitration-eligible beginning in 2027.<\/p>\n

If Boston is looking to find a permanent solution at either 2B or SS amid Marcelo Mayer\u2019s forearm injury, Trevor Story\u2019s sports hernia, and the merry-go-round of guys they\u2019ve slotted into the position lately, Edwards could be a logical fit.<\/p>\n

OF\/DH George Springer, Blue Jays<\/p>\n

The Red Sox are reportedly interested in acquiring a familiar foe, and there\u2019s interest on the player\u2019s side, too.<\/p>\n

Blue Jays veteran outfielder George Springer, a four-time All-Star and three-time Silver Slugger, would not block a trade to Boston, according to CBS Sports<\/a>\u2018 Julian McWilliams.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne destination that interests Springer, according to a source familiar with his thinking, is Boston,\u201d McWilliams wrote on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Red Sox have interest, but only under the right circumstances,\u201d McWilliams noted.<\/p>\n

Springer, 36, who played for the Houston Astros from 2014-2020 (2017 World Series champion and MVP) before signing with Toronto in 2021, thought the Red Sox would have been interested in adding him as a free agent in 2020, per McWilliams.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s crazy they didn\u2019t make an offer,\u201d a source told McWilliams. \u201cHe loved hitting there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Springer, a righty, has historically dominated at Fenway Park. In 51 games, he\u2019s slashing .323\/.400\/.540 with a .940 OPS and 10 home runs. He hit his 300th career home run<\/a> over the Green Monster last month.<\/p>\n

Against the Red Sox in general, the results are the same. In 97 total games, he\u2019s averaging .306 with 21 homers and 67 RBI.<\/p>\n

Springer\u2019s having a down year on a disappointing Blue Jays squad. He\u2019s batting .234 with a .720 OPS, 12 homers, and 34 RBI in 78 games. He owns a 9.9 walk rate and 18.6 strikeout rate.<\/p>\n

He missed much of April due to a toe fracture, which could be impacting his performance this year.<\/p>\n

Springer has lengthy experience at all three outfield positions, but has primarily been the Blue Jays\u2019 DH this season.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s earning $24.1 million this year and is due to hit free agency in 2027.<\/p>\n

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Kaley Brown is a sports producer for Boston.com, where she covers the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Red Sox.<\/p>\n

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