MLB trade rumors: Red Sox downplay Cespedes trade talk

Justin McGuire

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The Red Sox have been rumored for several weeks to be shopping Yoenis Cespedes. But Boston GM Ben Cherington tells MLB Network Radio the club insn't looking to move the slugger.

“We’ve gotten calls," Cherington said. "By this time we’ve talked to just about every team. Several teams have asked about our outfielders, not any one in particular. Because we have some depth there, theoretically, we’ve gotten asked on that, particularly with teams that may match up. I’m not ruling out getting into a trade conversations where we might match up. But there is no particular player that we’re looking to move, including Cespedes. But we’re going to make the team better where we can and we’ll try to be open-minded when trying to do that.”

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Cespedes, acquired from the A's in July in the blockbuster Jon Lester deal, is eligible for free agency after the 2015 season and has indicated he may not be interested in talking to Boston about a long-term deal. He is owed $10.2 million in 2015.

The 29-year-old Cuban slugger hit .260/.301/.450 with 22 homers and 36 doubles between Oakland and Boston in 2014.

 

Justin McGuire