If there is any team that needs to upgrade its starting rotation at the MLB trade deadline, it is the Boston Red Sox. While Lucas Giolito continues to rebuild his image after a rough start to the season,

ESPN's Jeff Passan recently suggested there was a 70 percent chance the Diamondbacks would trade starting pitcher Merrill Kelly this year and he listed the Boston Red Sox as a best fit in a potential big trade. "Kelly doesn't have big raw stuff ...

We're clear of the All-Star break and the MLB Draft, and that means the next big date on the baseball calendar is the July 31 trade deadline. Speaking of which, each day leading up to the deadline brings us a fresh supply of deadline rumors,

Garrett Crochet and Alex Bregman are good starts, but the Red Sox need to get another top-tier starter, reliever and another big bat.

If the Red Sox aren't able to get Twins ace Joe Ryan, there are a handful of other options for them out there ahead of the trade deadline.

Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow acknowledged before the All-Star break that, once it became clear Rafael Devers wasn’t going to be a first base option, the team hoped Abraham Toro and Romy Gonzalez might provide a stopgap solution. But the duo has surpassed such measured expectations.

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The Boston Red Sox starting rotation has not been great this year. Alex Cora announced what the rotation will look like moving forward after injury updates.