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By Peter Chawaga
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The Boston Red Sox are entering the trade deadline with some big questions to answer, as a surge in the standings calls for some potential roster reinforcement.
If the front office wants to fuel a run to the playoffs, it seems clear that a rotation boost behind Garrett Crochet would go a long way. And the team has a logjam in the outfield, so it might leverage a player like Jarren Duran to improve elsewhere.
But regardless of what the team decides in the coming days, it isn't too early to consider a reunion with pending free agent slugger Kyle Schwarber.
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As Schwarber took on his old team along with the Philadelphia Phillies, Red Sox manager Alex Cora was asked about a potential reunion and he indicated that he'd be watching the slugger's free agency with a close eye.
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"Very intrigued," Cora said of his outlook on Schwarber's next contract decision, per Rob Bradford of WEEI.
Red Sox insider Sean McAdam is thinking about Schwarber as a potential Red Sox addition as well, and noted that it could make sense even if it means taking at-bats away from a highly paid slugger who is already on the roster.
"We're getting ahead of ourselves, of course, but there would be worse moves the Red Sox could make this winter than to sign free agent DH Kyle Schwarber," McAdam wrote for MassLive. "To be sure, it would be an expensive investment, especially when you consider they would have to eat most if not all of Masataka Yoshida's remaining salary to make it work roster-wise."
Though Yoshida has played the outfield in his career, it seems he's going to be relegated to a designated hitter role for the foreseeable future following an injury. And Schwarber still gets the occasional start in the outfield for the Phillies, but he is essentially an exclusive designated hitter as well.
So, the possibility of bringing back Schwarber to the Red Sox should tantalize fans, but it could require a painful decision on the remainder of Yoshida's $90 million contract with the team as well. It's possible the Red Sox could get a trade partner to take on at least some of that salary in a deal that parts with Yoshida in favor of Schwarber, but it doesn't seem likely that any other club would be willing to pay very much for an under-performing hitter with no defensive fit.
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