The Boston Red Sox could pursue this five-player blockbuster trade to replenish their roster ahead of the playoffs.

Fitts (4.28 ERA, 5.19 FIP) has had his moments in his first full campaign as a starting pitcher for Boston, and sacrificing him would seriously strain this starting rotation. The Red Sox would have to rely on either bullpen games or Tanner Houck, who is still not back from the injured list, to erase the absence.

The Boston Red Sox have been heavily linked in MLB trade rumors this summer to a variety of starting pitchers on the market. Now, in the weeks following the Rafael