Jeff Passan Names Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu as Trade Candidate
Jeff Passan Names Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu as Trade Candidate originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Boston Red Sox are in a precarious situation. With the team sitting 9 games behind the New York Yankees for the American League East Division lead, there is little room to fail going forward.
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However, if the Red Sox do continue to stumble, a lot of players could be on the trade block for the Red Sox. One of those names is outfielder Wilyer Abreu. MLB insider for ESPN, Jeff Passan, wrote an article identifying each team's trade assets. Abreu was one of the Red Sox's top assets.
Passan writes, "With the paucity of impact players available, one GM suggested the Red Sox could entertain the idea of moving Jarren Duran or Wilyer Abreu. They have the ample outfield depth to do it."
Duran has been floated in trade rumors recently, but Abreu's inclusion as a trade piece for Boston is new. The right fielder for the Red Sox, coming off a Gold Glove 2024 season, has been off to a great start offensively in 2025.
Boston Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu (52) hits a home run during the seventh inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field.Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images
Across his 59 games for the Red Sox in 2025, Abreu has accumulated 1.9 WAR. Through 199 at-bats, Abreu has 49 hits, 27 runs, eight doubles, 13 home runs, 29 RBI, 24 walks, and 50 strikeouts.
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He's hitting .246, with a .327 on-base percentage and a .482 slugging percentage, good for an .810 OPS. In just his third season in the Major Leagues, Abreu has become one of the best Red Sox players on the roster offensively and defensively.
However, the Red Sox outfielder has struggled a bit defensively. in2025. He leads MLB in errors with five, four errors away from his 2024 season total of nine. While those numbers may be concerning, he is still a 90th percentile defender according to Baseball Savant.
Abreu being named as a Red Sox trade candidate is interesting. Boston has control over Abreu for a while, as he's still in his pre-arbitration years. Abreu is currently under contract for just $749,500 in 2025.
His very affordable contract, combined with the years of control and his fairly young age of 26 years old makes Abreu a very valuable player. If Passan's reporting comes to fruition and the Red Sox trade Abreu, the return would likely be very strong.
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Related: Former MLB Exec Believes Red Sox Trade of Jarren Duran Makes Sense
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
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