{"id":26806,"date":"2025-02-18T02:05:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T02:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=26806"},"modified":"2025-02-18T02:05:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T02:05:25","slug":"report-red-sox-expected-to-trade-90m-slugger-for-rising-26-year-old-ace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=26806","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;REPORT: Red Sox Expected to Trade $90M Slugger for Rising 26-Year-Old Ace!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Red Sox have put together quite an exciting offseason this winter. They&#8217;ve brought in pitcher Garrett Crochet and Walker Buehler to help anchor the starting rotation and recently they signed superstar third baseman Alex Bregman.<\/p>\n<p>They could still look to swing more trades, potentially involving designated hitter Masataka Yoshida, in an attempt to shave some money off their books.<\/p>\n<p>FanSided&#8217;s Jacob Mountz recently predicted the Red Sox would trade Yoshida to the Cleveland Guardians in a one-for-one swap for a young Guardians pitcher.<\/p>\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2589998\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2589998\/boston-red-sox-designated-hitter-masataka-yoshida.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=e29df2408b8d39852283f19c2366c1f4\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox designated hitter Masataka Yoshida\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS &#8211; APRIL 16: Masataka Yoshida #7 of the Boston Red Sox bats against the Cleveland Guardians during the first inning at Fenway Park on April 16, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Brian Fluharty\/Getty Images<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the\u00a0full deal pitched by Mountz\u00a0which would send Yoshida to Cleveland:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boston Red Sox receive: RHP Luis Ortiz<\/li>\n<li>Cleveland Guardians receive: DH Masataka Yoshida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;On the Guardians&#8217; side, Cleveland has plenty of starters with Tanner Bibee, Ben Lively, Gavin Williams, Triston Mckenzie, Logan Allen, and Shane Bieber making his return in addition to Ortiz,&#8221; Mountz wrote. &#8220;Bringing in a quality hitter would round out a solid lineup.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s important to remember there isn&#8217;t much of a market for a player that can&#8217;t field a position or hit for power. Especially given Boston&#8217;s situation with Yoshida&#8217;s contract and without a place for him in the lineup, Ortiz might be a fantastic return here. But it wouldn&#8217;t be too surprising to see the Red Sox walking away with a prospect as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz would be a huge return for Yoshida. The righty is just 26 years old, very talented, and on an affordable contract. Yoshida is a talented hitter, but he would be moved as a salary dump for the Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p>Many Red Sox fans likely aren&#8217;t expecting a huge return for Yoshida, if the team opts to move him. If they can land a talented arm like Ortiz, the team will be in an even better place than before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Red Sox have put together quite an exciting offseason this winter. 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