The Boston Red Sox in the Major League Baseball offered Japanese batter Masataka Yoshida as a trade card and was rejected. 메이저놀이터

MLB.com reporter Mark Pinesand said on the 27th (Korea Standard Time), "Boston pushed for Yoshida's trade with Seattle, but it fell through." 

The Boston Red Sox focused on strengthening their rotation as starting pitchers by banking on their strength during the offseason. Boston attempted to recruit starting pitchers Blake Snell and Max Fried, but failed one after another. Snell signed a five-year, $182 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Fried signed an eight-year, $218 million contract with the New York Yankees. 

Boston then acquired left-hander Garrett Crochet from the Chicago White Sox in a trade. Boston sent four prospects to the White Sox to acquire Crochet. Catcher Kyle Till, outfielder Braden Montgomery, infielder Chase Maidros and right-hander Wilkelman Gonzalez left as packages. 

Boston also pushed for a trade. According to Pinesand, Boston's target was Seattle Mariners starter Luis Castillo. 

Boston offered Yoshida as a trade card, but Seattle was not interested in Yoshida and wanted infielder Tristan Casas. Casas was a former member of the U.S. national team for the Tokyo Olympics and is a top prospect. Boston could not give up Casas. The trade fell through. 

It is analyzed that Yoshida's loss of trade was due to Yoshida's huge ransom. Yoshida entered the U.S. market by signing a five-year, 90 million-dollar contract with the Boston Red Sox ahead of the 2023 season. At the time of the contract, there were controversies over his overpayment. He still has a three-year, 55.8 million-dollar contract left. 

Yoshida played in 140 games in the first year of the big league in 2023 and recorded a batting average of 289 (155 hits in 537 at-bats) with 15 homers, 72 RBIs and 71 runs on-base percentage of .338, a slugging percentage of .445 and an OPS of .783. This year, he played in 108 games due to finger injuries and recorded a batting average of .28 (106 hits in 378 at-bats), 10 homers, 56 RBIs and 45 runs on-base percentage of .349, a slugging percentage of .415 and an OPS of .765. After the season, he underwent shoulder surgery in early October, and is aiming to play in the opening game next year. 

Meanwhile, Boston reinforced its starting pitcher by signing a one-year, $21.5 million contract with Walker Buehler, who recently won the Dodgers' World Series title.