Proposed Red Sox trade would land two-time All-Star shortstop in Boston for one-year, $17.6 million

TJ MORIN

The Boston Red Sox have been looking for a stud right-handed bat this offseason, but to no avail. However, this proposed trade by WEEI’s Play Tessie could solve that with a player no one thought of: Toronto Blue Jays All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette. The trade would look like this:

Red Sox get: Bo Bichette

Max Scherzer on signing with the Blue Jays

Blue Jays get: Wilyer Abreu, Kutter Crawford, Vaughn Grissom, Yoelin Cespedes

This past season, Bichette only played half the season due to a slew of injuries. However, the year before he was a true stud. He hit .306/.339/.475/.814 with 30 doubles and 20 home runs.

This trade would only work if Bichette signed an extension, and with the current way the Sox are operating, a miracle would need to happen. Bichette is projected to get a seven-year, $151 million dollar contract after this season, and that’s the lowball amount.

The Sox would definitely not be interested in paying for that when they have Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell coming up the pipeline, plus they would give up way too much for just one year of him.

Although, anything is possible. They could work out something, and then the Sox get a young All-Star who’s a proven righty slugger.

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