Crimson Sox reportedly listening to provides for Alex Verdugo

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Verdugo says he needs to remain in Boston, and that he doesn’t concern himself with commerce rumors.

The Crimson Sox may transfer on from Verdugo earlier than Tuesday’s MLB commerce deadline. Michael Dwyer/AP Picture

The Boston Crimson Sox are listening to commerce provides for proper fielder Alex Verdugo, per Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam of MassLive.

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It doesn’t seem as if the Crimson Sox are actively making an attempt to eliminate Verdugo, however they’re positively testing his market. An American League group supply advised MassLive that the Crimson Sox had requested if their membership had curiosity within the outfielder.

The Crimson Sox can go in a number of instructions throughout this commerce deadline. They will purchase, including much-needed pitching assist for an inexpensive worth. They will proceed promoting after buying and selling Kiké Hernández by offloading impending free brokers Adam Duvall and James Paxton. It appears as if the Crimson Sox would possibly do some little bit of each, welcoming gamers that may contribute in Boston for a few years whereas including to their ever-growing prospect pool.

Buying and selling Verdugo, although, can be attention-grabbing. Crimson Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom has said that the group needs so as to add controllable items earlier than Tuesday’s deadline, and Verdugo won’t be a free agent till 2024. However in a clogged Boston outfield with a few prospects in Triple-A Worcester trying to be part of the big-league group subsequent season, it’s unclear what Verdugo’s position on this group is long-term. 

Regardless, Verdugo seems to be taking these commerce rumors in stride.

“Actually, I don’t care. I don’t care,” Verdugo stated on Sunday. “No matter occurs, occurs. I actually don’t care about that stuff.”

Verdugo has expertise with being traded. The Crimson Sox acquired him from the Dodgers within the 2020 deal that despatched famous person Mookie Betts to Los Angeles. After your first commerce, he stated, you start to develop numb to it.

“I’m right here enjoying, I’m with the Crimson Sox. I believed the identical factor after I was with the Dodgers. I believed I wouldn’t get traded and I ended up getting traded. This isn’t my first time and I really feel like when you get traded, you don’t care. You don’t care.”

Verdugo says he loves enjoying in Boston.

“I wish to stick with the Crimson Sox. I wish to be right here. However on the finish of the day, it’s a enterprise and all I’ve to do is exit and play. I separate [on-field baseball from the business aspect].”

WEEI’s Rob Bradford reported on Tuesday that the Crimson Sox and Verdugo haven’t had critical discussions concerning an extension.

“We haven’t even tried,” stated Verdugo. “There’s been zero talks about an extension. I joke round about it, however they haven’t come to me with something. So there’s not one option to lead me to imagine that they’re focused on that, what I imply? There’s no actual talks of an extension, so since there’s no actual speak of getting something performed, there’s nothing to get performed.”