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2024 Red Sox trade deadline preview: Greatest needs, possible targets as Boston aims to continue surprise year

The Red Sox look like buyers before the trade deadline, but how aggressive will they be?

Heading into the 2024 season, most people were predicting the Red Sox to finish last in the AL East. The sentiment was that while they’d be the best last-place team in baseball, they were still undermanned against the rest of the very strong division. Instead, they’ve held their own for most of the season and went into the All-Star break scorching hot, winning 10 of their last 13. They were not only in a wild-card spot, but they were within 4 1/2 games of first place in the AL East.

Well, now they’ve lost five of their past six and sit one back in the wild-card race. That is still certainly in a position to remain a contender and to try and add helpful pieces to make a push for the postseason. We don’t yet have any kind of feel how general manager Craig Breslow will operate because it’s his first year as the boss, but he has a lot of decisions ahead of him.

Here’s what you need to know about the Red Sox and their trade deadline situation.