The Boston Red Sox still need a right-handed bat and a leverage reliever to fully fill out needs on their roster with less than a month to go before spring training.

The reliever market heated up in recent weeks in free agency with several names coming off the board. If the Red Sox don’t love the remaining arms available, they could get creative and explore the trade market instead.

The Chicago Cubs chose that route over the weekend when they dealt for Houston Astros closer Ryan Pressly. Boston could at least turn over a few stones and see if a trade would be more beneficial.

Whether pursuing a new negotiation or building on other interests, here’s three names the Red Sox could check on in the trade market.

Justin Lawrence
The Colorado Rockies reliever won’t be the flashiest name to check out, but what are the Rockies holding onto him for?

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He struggled in 2024 but showed legitimate stuff in previous seasons that could improve outside of Coors Field. He could also revamp his arsenal and mindset with the help of Red Sox pitching coach Andrew Bailey.

Jhoan Durán
Now this would be a harder sell to strike a deal.

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Duran has some of the nastiest stuff in the big leagues and established himself already as one of the better closers in baseball. The Minnesota Twins need to figure out which direction they’re headed after improved efforts from division rivals around the American League Central.

If Minnesota isn’t ready to strike in 2025, the Red Sox should absolutely check in on the flame-throwing right-hander.

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Ryan Helsley
Trade talks between the Red Sox and Cardinals this offseason focused around third baseman Nolan Arenado. Could Boston get Helsley into those talks to fill both remaining needs?

Like Arenado, Boston would likely take on some money from his remaining contract with St. Louis and pay a higher player price in return. That investment would be worth it as he’s made two All-Star appearances in the last three years with no higher than a 2.45 ERA in that span.

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