{"id":70112,"date":"2025-07-21T08:11:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T08:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=70112"},"modified":"2025-07-21T08:11:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T08:11:18","slug":"report-this-red-sox-orioles-trade-would-finally-solve-bostons-abe-toro-problem-for-cheap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=70112","title":{"rendered":"Report: This Red Sox-Orioles trade would finally solve Boston&#8217;s Abe Toro problem for cheap"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-black font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">Ryan O&#8217;Hearn seems like an obvious option for the Sox. But they won&#8217;t be the only team bidding for his services.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8640,h_4860\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0j4ygq6hgjk1av70j.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8640,h_4860\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0j4ygq6hgjk1av70j.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8640,h_4860\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0j4ygq6hgjk1av70j.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8640,h_4860\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0j4ygq6hgjk1av70j.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8640,h_4860\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0j4ygq6hgjk1av70j.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8640,h_4860\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0j4ygq6hgjk1av70j.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8640,h_4860\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0j4ygq6hgjk1av70j.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8640,h_4860\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0j4ygq6hgjk1av70j.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8640,h_4860\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0j4ygq6hgjk1av70j.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"2025 MLB All-Star Game\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8640,h_4860\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01k0j4ygq6hgjk1av70j.jpg\" alt=\"2025 MLB All-Star Game\" width=\"8640\" height=\"4860\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"2025 MLB All-Star Game\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">2025 MLB All-Star Game | Matthew Grimes Jr.\/Atlanta Braves\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The\u00a0Boston Red Sox\u00a0are one of the hottest teams in baseball. Their ten-game winning streak was just snapped by the Chicago Cubs, but things are going about as well as possible for the Sox, especially considering they traded their best player earlier this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Still, the team isn&#8217;t without its holes, and first base is one of them. Abraham Toro, the team&#8217;s current option, has been passable for most of the season. But if this team wants to make a real push in the postseason, it needs to make an upgrade at that position; enter Orioles first baseman \/ designated hitter Ryan O&#8217;Hearn, one of the most popular names on the trade market.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">With the Orioles being one of the most disappointing teams in baseball this year, an O&#8217;Hearn trade seems more like &#8220;when&#8221; than &#8220;if,&#8221; especially with O&#8217;Hearn&#8217;s contract expiring after this year.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">And with recent reports that it might not take a huge package to pry O&#8217;Hearn from the O&#8217;s, here&#8217;s a potential package that gives the Sox their first baseman and the Orioles a reset with two solid prospects.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Ryan O&#8217;Hearn for two prospects could be beneficial for both teams<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Nelly Taylor is the No. 19 player in the Red Sox org, and Mullins is No. 29, both\u00a0according to\u00a0MLB Pipeline.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Mullins has been really good in Double-A so far this year, posting a 2.48 ERA over nine starts, and the expectation is that he&#8217;ll be close to MLB-ready by 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Baltimore could certainly use the pitching help, and getting a young arm with enough upside to one day be a consistent middle-to-end of rotation guy for the expiring contract of O&#8217;Hearn.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Taylor, meanwhile, has the power-speed combo that MLB front offices love. 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