While several reports conflict with one another, there is a
rough consensus that
the Red sox are—marginally, at least—still "in" on the trade negotiations for Orioles reliever
Zach Britton. Most observers believe that
The Evil Ones and World Series Champion Astros are the two leaders for the hurler. The Red Sox, of course, have a depleted farm system from which to deal—
ironically spent in questionable deals for relievers
Carson Smith and
Tyler Thornburg. So, Boston is probably in the third or fourth tier in the Britton sweepstakes—competing with the Brewers for least-likely to get the 30-year-old lefty. Stay tuned, though—
Dave Dombrowski may still decide to
completely empty the minors for Britton (perhaps along with a player currently on the major-league roster).
