{"id":41730,"date":"2025-04-17T08:06:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T08:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41730"},"modified":"2025-04-17T08:06:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T08:06:17","slug":"red-sox-twins-blockbuster-trade-idea-sends-mlb-all-star-hurler-to-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41730","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox-Twins Blockbuster Trade Idea Sends MLB All-Star Hurler to Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tanner Houck&#8217;s poor performance on the mound on Monday in a 16-1 loss against the\u00a0Tampa Bay Rays\u00a0continues to raise questions about the\u00a0Boston Red Sox&#8217;s starting rotation.<\/p>\n<p>Houck, who made his first All-Star appearance in 2024, allowed 11 earned runs on 10 hits in 2.1 innings in Monday&#8217;s start against the Rays.<\/p>\n<p>Even with the expected returns of Lucas Giolito and Brayan Bello, and the emergence of Garrett Crochet as the team&#8217;s ace, do the Red Sox have enough to stay competitive in the American League East?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-a8562e395d7f440cb1c98ca8f31eb110\" data-google-query-id=\"CMGrvdrN3owDFRZFwgUdq5Qa1A\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox_2__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/90a03fb3b1c460343b08b248645f8b06.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-41\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>On Tuesday, Jon Vankin of Newsweek\u00a0wrote that the Red Sox could target\u00a0Minnesota Twins\u00a0starting pitcher Pablo L\u00f3pez in a blockbuster trade idea.<\/p>\n<p>L\u00f3pez is on the 15-day injured list with a right hamstring strain but was off to an excellent start to the 2025 season, posting a 1.62 ERA and 14 strikeouts in three starts for a struggling Twins club.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjE0MjQ5MDk2MzI3MTQ1MjUy\/usatsi_25831067.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjE0MjQ5MDk2MzI3MTQ1MjUy\/usatsi_25831067.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE0MjQ5MDk2MzI3MTQ1MjUy\/usatsi_25831067.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 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Craig Breslow, Boston&#8217;s chief baseball officer, is unlikely to accept a deal for either of those two players, who the Red Sox view as cornerstone pieces for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Franklin] Arias plus another lower-ranked prospect may be enough to extract L\u00f3pez from the floundering Twins,&#8221; Vankin wrote on Tuesday. &#8220;Of course, the Red Sox are hoping they will never have to find out, and that Houck will rediscover the form he exhibited in the first half of last season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-35bf46a5eab0457fa036da42097a38f3\" data-google-query-id=\"CPL5vNrN3owDFfhawgUdriYdEQ\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox_7__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox_7\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/90a03fb3b1c460343b08b248645f8b06.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-41\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"2\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>L\u00f3pez, a first-time All-Star in 2023, is in the second season of a four-year contract with the Twins, so a trade to the Red Sox would mean Boston would have L\u00f3pez in their rotation for two and a half seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The Venezuela native entered his eighth season in MLB after five seasons with the\u00a0Miami Marlins and the previous two with the Twins.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-embed-card--list\">\n<div class=\"m-card--media\"><a class=\"m-card--image-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\/star-third-baseman-follows-brutal-loss-with-never-done-before-performance\" rel=\"\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_220\/MjE0MjMzOTYzMDA5NjgxMTg4\/usatsi_25838026.webp 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjE0MjMzOTYzMDA5NjgxMTg4\/usatsi_25838026.webp 320w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_640\/MjE0MjMzOTYzMDA5NjgxMTg4\/usatsi_25838026.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"220px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_220\/MjE0MjMzOTYzMDA5NjgxMTg4\/usatsi_25838026.jpg 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjE0MjMzOTYzMDA5NjgxMTg4\/usatsi_25838026.jpg 320w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_640\/MjE0MjMzOTYzMDA5NjgxMTg4\/usatsi_25838026.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"220px\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tanner Houck&#8217;s poor performance on the mound on Monday in a 16-1 loss against the\u00a0Tampa Bay Rays\u00a0continues to raise questions about the\u00a0Boston Red Sox&#8217;s starting rotation. 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