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By Drew VonScio
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The Boston Red Sox know they have to address the rotation to have any chance of success in the postseason.
Garrett Crochet has been phenomenal in his first season in Boston, but the rest of the rotation has been shaky outside of Brayan Bello. However, the latest reports show that the Red Sox are continuing to monitor Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcántara.
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"The Boston Red Sox have been searching for a strong No. 2 starter and have closely monitoring (sic) Sandy Alcantara over the past few months, according to industry sources," insider Francys Romero wrote on X. "Alcantara could be one of the names on the table."
It shouldn't be a surprise that Alcántara's name is on the table given that he's finally starting to pitch like his former self. He threw five shutout innings in his most recent start as one final showcase to teams like the Red Sox.
Boston knows a trade for Alcántara wouldn't come easy given that he's not a rental. However, the Red Sox they need three strong pitchers heading into any postseason series. They already have two of them with Crochet and Bello, and Alcántara could very well be their third.
At this time, the Marlins' asking price for Alcántara is unknown, but it's likely they would expect any team to cough up two to three of their top five prospects; the Red Sox certainly wouldn't be an exception to this as the trade deadline nears.
The Red Sox have a tough mountain to climb to lock down a playoff spot, and Alcántara would help them do just that.
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