At some point, the Sox need to trade an outfielder to open a spot for Roman Anthony. Moving Ceddanne Rafaela to a utility role is not an answer.

Factoring in his two hits in Sunday’s win for Boston, Narváez is now hitting .282 with a 128 wRC+. Mariners star catcher Cal Raleigh, who leads MLB in home runs, is the only qualified backstop in the American League with a higher OPS (1.173) than Narváez (.834). He could’ve been the perfect right-handed platoon option with Wells this year.

That left one-third of the New York Yankees lineup against the Boston Red Sox to DJ LeMahieu, Oswald Peraza and Pablo Reyes. Advertisement The Yankees needed an upgrade over the winter to their infield,