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This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/red-sox as Red Sox Should Acquire Former All-Star 1B To Replace Abraham Toro. The Boston Red Sox need to treat the first base position as a serious need at the trade deadline.

With how well the Boston Red Sox played heading into the All-Star break, the front office may shut down any trade talks and only look to add to this roster. Rumors have indicated that the San Diego Padres are very interested in Duran,

Red Sox legends Jim Rice and Fred Lynn don't want to hear comparisons between themselves and Boston's 2025 rookies.

A year later, the Red Sox are once again hot at the All-Star break with reason to have realistic expectations of making it to the postseason. This time, they are ultra hot, riding a 10-game winning streak,

Cam Booser, White Sox: The 33-year-old lefty reliever has a 5.11 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, seven holds, one save, a .223 batting average against, 27 strikeouts and 14 walks in 30 outings (24 ⅔ innings). The White Sox demoted him to Triple-A Charlotte on July 13. Boston traded Booser to Chicago on Dec. 21 for 18-year-old minor leaguer Yhoiker Fajardo.

The Boston Red Sox will likely be very aggressive at the trade deadline, but they could still end up using some expiring players in selling moves.

In this MLB mock trade, the Boston Red Sox send star third baseman Alex Bregman to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for ace Luis Castillo and key offensive depth, shaking up the playoff race before the 2025 trade deadline.

The Boston Red Sox will enter the second half of the season on a 10-game win streak. They are in a position to be buyers and make a run to the postseason.