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Also, the Red Sox seem to be collecting minor league catchers Red Sox Acquire Johan Oviedo In Five-Player Trade - MLB Trade Rumors

Actually, I think they have mentioned it, over and over and over. Nobody's pretending they're going after Framber, or Giolito, or even Zack Littell.

I posted it in the thread titled something like "SoxMachine podcast on Free Agent Pitchers". You even responded to my post. I don't really care, I'm just trying to foster any off-season Sox talk. I would suggest that if you want a catch-all Free Agent signing thread, start one and tend to it. I certainly don't run anything here. I just created a couple of strings where I can post any PodCasts or blog articles on the Sox off-season plans.

I don't know when he had surgery. I thought it was March, which would put him back to June/July.

It wasn't really a scoop. The Mets reportedly have kicked the tires on Robert this off-season. He's only recalling that Acuña's name came up in previous discussions.

This guy's name was bandied about as an option for the White Sox, in places.

So the Sox probably have to pick up $10M-$13M on Robert's contract.

While Robert might be one of the best CF options on the market this winter, I still don't think he's going to bring back all that much. And Acuña's only 23

If they could get him to make better swing decisions, they'd have a CF with a lot of speed. As it is, he profiles as a utility dude. FanGraphs - New York Mets Top 45 Prospects | FanGraphs Baseball 9. Luisangel Acuña, 2B Video Signed: July 2nd Period, 2018 from Venezuela (TEX) Age 23.3 Height 5′ 8″ Weight 181 Bat / Thr R / R FV 45 Tool Grades (Present/Future) Hit Raw Power Game Power Run Fielding Throw 30/40 50/55 30/45 60/60 50/60 45 Originally signed by Texas and then traded for future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer at the 2023 deadline, Acuña made his big league debut in 2024 and was essentially the team’s everyday second baseman this year, with the occasional rep at shortstop or third base, before he was sent down just before list publication. He graduates from rookie status projecting as a good utilityman. Acuña’s best swings are blazingly fast for an athlete his size, though he’s sometimes out of control and pulls off a ton of soft stuff away from him to generate all that power. He has an inside-out approach and tends to only be able to spray fastballs to the opposite field. He’ll likely hit for less game power than he has raw because of his approach. On a contender, he has the offensive skill set of a luxury utilityman. Acuña came up as a shortstop and has experience all over the diamond, but at the big league level, he has mostly played second base. In anticipation of the infield logjam ahead of him, both the Rangers (Seager and Semien) and Mets (Lindor and McNeil) gave Acuña some center field reps during the past couple of seasons, though barely any in 2025. When he last saw frequent action out there (2024), he looked pretty good despite having not played the position for very long. He’s much more comfortable breaking right than left, and has plus closing speed. While his hands can be clumsy, Acuña has the arm for any infield position; his exchange can be a little slow, but his pure arm strength is plus. He projects into a Dylan Moore sort of utility role.

MLBTR reiterates the softness in the CF market. Latest On Center Field Market - MLB Trade Rumors

SoxMachine takes a crack at Passan's guessing that Robert has a 60% chance of being traded A miserable free agent market could provide a boost to Luis Robert Jr. trade talks - Sox Machine

I don't know. I'm going to guess that Getz feels he can do better than Vasil in the rotation, and that Vasil is more valuable as a bullpen arm.