Red Sox Rumors: Rays Made Insane Request At Trade Deadline

The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays reportedly had conversations regarding a potential trade on Thursday.

It’s abundantly clear they were not on the same page…

Jared Carrabis, everyone’s favorite tapped-in superfan, provided context to discussions that reportedly focused on Rays first baseman Yandy Diaz. The Red Sox were supposedly looking to pry away the division rival, but the asking price was so high that it “probably made (Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow) die laughing,” according to the baseball personality.

Tampa Bay’s request?

Ceddanne Rafaela.

Carrabis was creative in revealing the information, never outright saying that name, but he told one fan that the person he was referring to was in their profile picture on X. I don’t want to brag or anything, but even I can figure that one out.

It’s all conjecture, of course, but if that context is true it would make sense why things never materialized. The Red Sox probably won’t ever have interest in sending away one of the most valuable contracts in the sport.