Proposed Red Sox trade sees Boston take advatange of Masataka Yoshida's breakout WBC performance, deal him for $9.4 million two-time All-Star
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Boston Red Sox star DH Masataka Yoshida has been raking for Samurai Japan in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, and has become an integral part of their team. However, with that breakout performance, it also gives his MLB club an opportunity.
FanSided’s Chris Landers with Yoshida’s success in the WBC, the Sox need to use this momentum and trade him. He proposes they deal him for a guy they were eyeing all offseason in Houston Astros two-time All-Star Isaac Paredes.
The trade would look like this:
Red Sox get: INF Isaac Paredes
Astros get: OF Masataka Yoshida, No. 84 overall prospect RHP Kyson Witherspoon
“This has felt inevitable for months now, and maybe Yoshida catching fire in Tokyo is finally enough to get it over the finish line. Paredes might have a path to playing time now that Jeremy Pena has been sidelined by a fractured finger, but that doesn't seem like it'll hold him out too long, and when he returns, Houston will be once again stuck with too many right-handed hitters and too many infielders/DH types to play at one time. His swing and approach are tailor-made for Fenway, and he can toggle through a number of different lineup spots even if Durbin makes third base his own,” Landers wrote.
This past season, Paredes slashed .254/.352/.458/.809 with 15 doubles, 20 home runs, and 53 RBI in 102 games. He’s a righty too, so he can pump those numbers up by taking advantage of the Green Monster for 81 games a year.
His contract would be a major upgrade from Yoshida’s, too. The Sox would go from Yoshida’s five-year, $90 million to Paredes’ $9.4 million this year, and still have a club option for $13.5 million next year.
Hopefully, the Sox realize this is their chance to solve their outfield logjam, and make a deal to help their WBC superstar find success in the MLB elsewhere.
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