By Zach Pressnell
The Boston Red Sox are one of the more interesting teams to look into ahead of the trade deadline. They’re clearly very talented, but their record doesn’t indicate that.Pair that with some injuries and a tough division, and the Red Sox might end up being sellers at the trade deadline. They’ve already traded superstar Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants. Who could be next?FanSided’s Chris Landers recently listed Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman as the most likely player to be traded ahead of the trade deadline, and it makes perfect sense.”Last we checked, Craig Breslow was still adamant about this team being a buyer at the trade deadline,” Landers wrote. “But as the calendar flips to July, Boston is coming off a week in which it lost five of six, including an embarrassing sweep against the Angels and a series loss at home against a Blue Jays team they’re looking up at in the Wild Card standings.”All of which begs the question: How long is the leash here? We’re going to operate under the assumption that this team is selling until it proves otherwise, and if that’s the case, there’s zero reason not to move pending free agent Aroldis Chapman as long as he keeps pitching like this (1.36 ERA, 48 Ks in 33 innings).”Chapman is in the middle of a career year while sitting on an expiring contract. If the Red Sox are going to continue to play sub-.500 baseball, there’s no reason to hold onto one of the better closers in baseball.Instead, Boston could trade him for a large return of prospects in a deal that would set it up much better for the future.There are other intriguing players on Boston’s roster who could be dealt away, but Chapman might make the most sense.More MLB: Red Sox Trade Idea Would Pair $70 Million Infielder With Alex Bregman