The Boston Red Sox have needs to address before Thursday's trade deadline. They also have a valuable trade chip in Jarren Duran.

On Friday, Sean McAdam of MassLive reported that the Red Sox rejected an offer from the Padres centered around struggling starting pitcher Dylan Cease, who has two top-five Cy Young finishes to his name, and catching prospect Ethan Salas, MLB Pipeline's No. 21 prospect in all of baseball.

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In a May 21 game against the Mets, Hendricks got the loss after he allowed three earned runs in two-thirds of an inning. Hendriks, who beat non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2023, received “horrible and cruel” threats after the game that he said were also targeted at his wife.

D'Angelo Ortiz, the son of Red Sox legend David Ortiz, was promoted to Low-A Salem on Wednesday after spending time in the FCL.

Time after time, Garrett Whitlock said he’d be the team’s janitor if it meant he’d remain in the majors. Now, he's back to being a force in the Red Sox' bullpen after a long string of injuries.

Carlos Narváez hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the 11th inning and Romy Gonzalez hit a grand slam in the fifth as the Boston Red Sox outlasted the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8.