Many fans were concerned with how the Boston Red Sox looked to start the season, but the team has figured it out recently, going 14-11 and sitting just one game behind the New York Yankees in the American League East.

The Red Sox still have some holes, whether that be in the short or long term.

After trading Kyle Teel to the Chicago White Sox for Garrett Crochet, the Red Sox are without a long-term answer at the catcher position.

In a trade proposal from Heavy Sports’ Jonathan Vankin, he pitched the idea of the Red Sox trading Tanner Houck, a right-handed starter, to the Baltimore Orioles for their top prospect, Samuel Basallo.

“What do the Orioles have to offer, if they wanted to extract Houck from the Red Sox?

As it happens, their organizational No. 1 prospect is a catcher. Samuel Basallo, 20 years old, was signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2021 for what was then an Orioles-record signing bonus of $1.3 million…

“A straight up swap of Houck – who will earn a reasonable $3.95 million this year with two more seasons of team control – for the highly ranked prospect Basallo would serve the needs of both the Red Sox and the Orioles,” he wrote.

The Orioles are playing brutal baseball, currently 9-13 and not figuring much out on either side of the baseball. Their pitching staff is below average, something that doesn’t look like it’ll change.

However, given that Basallo is one of the top prospects in Major League Baseball, they might be looking for a better player than Houck in return.

The right-hander has been decent throughout his career, posting a 3.78 ERA in 76 starts, but he might not be good enough to warrant moving for a player of the catcher’s caliber.