Yahoo Sports· 2h ago· 1 min read
WASHINGTON — The late-night trade on Saturday, July 25, pulled off by the Washington Nationals , in which they acquired a young starting pitcher, Connelly Early, from the Boston Red Sox , was just the sort of deal the Diamondbacks have interest in doing ahead of next week’s trade deadline.
The Diamondbacks spoke to the Red Sox about that kind of trade, according to a source, but were told Boston was not interested in acquiring a player who skewed more toward prospect status. In exchange for Early, the Red Sox acquired infielder Curtis Mead, who has had a breakout season in the majors for the Nationals, hitting .254/.352/.500 with 17 homers.
It is unclear who among their young hitters the Diamondbacks would have considered moving, but prospects/young major leaguers such as Ryan Waldschmidt, Tommy Troy, Tim Tawa, etc., apparently were not established enough in the Red Sox’s eyes, the…
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