It's looking like it will take a massive turnaround for the team to become contenders, but a blockbuster trade could provide a spark.

A former MLB GM floated a trade that would land the Red Sox “the most valuable trade asset in decades.” But it would likely cost Boston the No. 1 prospect in baseball.

Jim Bowden of The Athletic proposed a trade idea for the Boston Red Sox, which would send top prospect Roman Anthony to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Paul Skenes.