{"id":20775,"date":"2024-12-24T22:51:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T22:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=20775"},"modified":"2024-12-24T22:51:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T22:51:34","slug":"red-sox-discussed-jared-jones-trade-with-pirates-during-winter-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=20775","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Discussed Jared Jones Trade With Pirates During Winter Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Mark Polishuk | <time datetime=\"2024-12-24T13:49:45-06:00\">December 24, 2024<\/time> at <time datetime=\"2024-12-24T13:49:45-06:00\">1:49pm CDT<\/time><\/p>\n<p>Starting pitching has been a priority for the Red Sox this winter, and the club has actively addressed that need by trading for <strong>Garrett Crochet<\/strong> and signing both <strong>Walker Buehler<\/strong> and <strong>Patrick Sandoval<\/strong>.\u00a0 Several other starters have been on Boston\u2019s radar throughout the offseason, including some talks with the Pirates about right-hander <strong>Jared Jones<\/strong> during the Winter Meetings, according to the Boston Globe\u2019s Alex Speier.<\/p>\n<p>The depth of the negotiations aren\u2019t known, or whether Boston\u2019s interest was perhaps anything more than a due-diligence check-in just in case the Crochet trade didn\u2019t come together.\u00a0 In an example of how teams are constantly following multiple paths at once during an offseason, Speier notes that the Red Sox were also showing interest in the Mariners\u2019 <strong>Luis Castillo<\/strong> as a trade target along with Jones and Crochet, and also speaking with such free agents as Buehler, <strong>Nathan Eovaldi<\/strong>, and <strong>Nick Pivetta<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their rotation additions to date, it can probably be assumed that the Red Sox would still be interested in acquiring Jones, simply because every team would love to have a controllable, 23-year-old pitcher coming off an impressive rookie season.\u00a0 Reports from earlier this month indicated that Pittsburgh was (somewhat surprisingly) open to the idea of at least hearing offers for Jones, though that was before the Pirates dealt from their rotation depth by moving <strong>Luis Ortiz<\/strong> to the Guardians for <strong>Spencer Horwitz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the winter, it was widely assumed that the Pirates would swing such a pitching-for-hitting trade, given the team\u2019s need for offense and its number of available pitchers.\u00a0 Even with Ortiz now in Cleveland, the Buccos still have a projected rotation of Jones, <strong>Paul Skenes<\/strong>, <strong>Mitch Keller<\/strong>, <strong>Bailey Falter<\/strong>, and <strong>Johan Oviedo<\/strong>, plus several highly-touted prospects in the minors who are knocking on the door for their MLB debuts.<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not the Pirates would be willing to further deal from the pitching ranks remains to be seen, and in Jones\u2019 case, it would assuredly take a massive offer for Pittsburgh to even consider moving the right-hander.\u00a0 As it relates to the Red Sox in particular, the Pirates would be justified in asking for any of <strong>Jarren Duran<\/strong>, <strong>Triston Casas<\/strong>, or at least one of Boston\u2019s \u201cbig three\u201d prospects (<strong>Roman Anthony<\/strong>, <strong>Marcelo Mayer<\/strong>, <strong>Kristian Campbell<\/strong>) in return for Jones.<\/p>\n<p>Casas\u2019 name was already floated in talks with the Mariners about Seattle\u2019s cadre of young starters, while Anthony, Mayer, and Campbell are thought to be all but untouchable in trade discussions.\u00a0 Speier writes that none of that minor league trio was ever offered to the White Sox for Crochet, and \u201cthe White Sox understood the Red Sox weren\u2019t going to discuss\u201d those players.\u00a0 However, it should be noted that the Big Three was initially a Big Four, but <strong>Kyle Teel<\/strong> ended up being the prospect sent to Chicago as the headliner of the Crochet trade package.<\/p>\n<p>A blockbuster swap of young talent between the Pirates and Red Sox shouldn\u2019t be ruled out entirely, given how a deal would neatly address the twin needs of both clubs.\u00a0 That being said, even if Skenes might be the only entirely untouchable Pirates pitcher in trade talks, it can be assumed that Pittsburgh would explore moving any of its other arms before looking to deal Jones.\u00a0 If the Pirates were considering a trade from closer to the top of their rotation, moving Keller and the $69.5MM remaining on his contract over the next four seasons would seem like the preferred option for the ever budget-conscious Bucs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pirates and Red Sox had some trade talks involving Jared Jones during the Winter Meetings. 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