The Rays got Freddy Peralta. The Yankees got Luis García. The Red Sox

have made one trade all deadline and the guy broke his wrist in his

first game.

Boston has won 8 straight series and is playing the best baseball in

the American League — and with 24 hours until the deadline, they still

don't have a shortstop. Big John and Sean Jones break down what's left

to fix before October, joined by special guest Carl Hascall.

LIVE Sunday, August 2 at 6:00 PM ET.

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ON THIS EPISODE

- Eight straight series won and a 21-4 July — the best month in

franchise history by winning percentage

- Every shortstop Boston has called about: Jeremy Peña, Zach Neto,

Elly De La Cruz, CJ Abrams, Otto Lopez

- Why every one of those conversations keeps coming back to the same

prospect

- Skubal to the Dodgers, and why it might actually be good news for

Boston

- All three of us predict the deadline, on the record, before anything

happens

HOSTS

Big John and Sean Jones

SPECIAL GUEST

Carl Hascall (CH) — moderator of the Red Sox Twitter community, former

co-host and coordinating producer of the Cash Considerations podcast.

Follow him: @WhatsUpCH

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THE NUMBERS WE USED

- 21-4 in July (.840) — franchise record for a month of this length

- 6 comeback wins in July through the 21st, tied for most in baseball

- 5.9 runs per game during the 15-game streak, up from 4.0 before it

- Pythagorean record of 61-48 against an actual 59-51

- Team ERA 3.54, 3rd in MLB — home runs 105, 28th

- Playoff odds: 9.4% on June 24, over 70% now

- CJ Abrams: -57 Outs Above Average since 2022, last in the majors

- Elly De La Cruz sprint speed: 28.1 ft/s, down from 30.0 two years ago

SOURCES

Baseball Reference, Baseball Savant, FanGraphs, ESPN, The Athletic,

MassLive, The Boston Globe, MLB.com. Figures pulled August 2, 2026.

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