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After trading for 13-year veteran right-hander Sonny Gray last week, Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer still won\u2019t say whether he considers his search for a No. 2 starter complete.Breslow said only\u00a0that he \u201cdoesn\u2019t know how much sense it makes in November to put a number on a guy\u201d, a statement that appeared to leave the door open for the Red Sox to acquire another arm to follow ace Garrett Crochet in the rotation.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, a new candidate arose for that slot, when\u00a0Boston Globe columnist Alex Speier reported\u00a0that the Kansas City Royals have declared 2024 All-Star left-hander Cole Ragans not \u201coff limits\u201d in trade talks.<\/p>\n

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But Speier also quoted Royals general manager J.J. Picollo specifying that \u201cthere would have to be a really big return\u201d for Ragans, a 2016\u00a0Texas Rangers first-round draft pick\u00a0out of North Florida Christian High School in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n

\u201cThough the Royals would prefer a right-handed hitting outfielder, they won\u2019t be tethered to the notion \u2014 making their considerable interest in\u00a0Red Sox outfielder\u00a0Jarren Duran\u00a0at the trade deadline notable,\u201d Speier added. Duran is a left-handed swinger.<\/p>\n

Would Duran constitute a \u201creally big return\u201d for Ragans, who just signed\u00a0a three-year, $13.25 million contract\u00a0extension with Kansas City in February? If not, Beyond the Monster executive editor Ed Hand on Monday proposed adding left-handed hurler Kyle Harrison \u2014 acquired by the Red Sox from the San Francisco Giants\u00a0as part of the stunning June 15 trade\u00a0that sent Rafael Devers to the Bay Area.<\/p>\n

\u201cRoyals get a controllable, All-Star-caliber outfielder who can cause mayhem on the bases with (Bobby Witt Jr.) as well as a lefty starting pitcher with a terrific pedigree,\u201d\u00a0Hand wrote. \u201cRed Sox get a legit top-of-the-rotation arm with an affordable contract coming off a down year.\u201d<\/p>\n

According\u00a0to The Athletic, Harrison \u2014 the Giants\u2019\u00a0third-round pick in 2020\u00a0\u2014 \u201cwas once the best left-handed pitching prospect in baseball, give or take.\u201d At the time of the Devers trade that sent the 24-year-old to the Red Sox, \u201chis stock was back to where it should have been. He was already a quality starting pitcher, and his ceiling was much higher.\u201d<\/p>\n

After spending most of his time with Boston at Triple-A Worcester, Harrison made two starts plus a relief appearance for the Red Sox this year, allowing four earned runs in 12 innings with 13 strikeouts and five walks.<\/p>\n

As for Ragans, he earned his contract extension with a 2024 season that saw him post a solid 3.14 ERA in 32 starts. But this season he\u00a0missed three months\u00a0with a strained rotator cuff, limiting him to just 13 starts with an unspectacular 4.67 ERA.<\/p>\n

Ragans was slow to rise through the Rangers\u2019 farm system. After spending his first two professional years in short-season rookie ball and Low-A leagues, Ragans\u00a0underwent Tommy John surgery, costing him both the 2018 and 2019 seasons. The 2020 minor league season was then wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

In June 2023, the Rangers\u00a0traded Ragans to the Royals\u00a0as part of a deal that brought closer Aroldis Chapman to Texas. Were Ragans to join the Red Sox, he would become teammates with Chapman, now the Boston closer.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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