The Athletic released its 10 bold predictions on Tuesday, and has the Red Sox acquiring Yandy Díaz from the Tampa Bay Rays. Díaz would not only fill the first base role, but he’d also be a right-handed bat in a left-handed-heavy Boston lineup. The 33-year-old is batting .283 with 18 home runs, 62 RBI and a .469 slugging percentage.

With the MLB trade deadline coming Thursday, members of the Worcester Red Sox shared their thoughts on having rumors about certain deals swirl around their team.

Last summer, with a middle-infield prospect crunch, Breslow traded infielder Nick Yorke to Pittsburgh for starter Quinn Priester, whom he then traded to Milwaukee for an outfield prospect and a draft pick after the first round, which the Red Sox used to net right-hander Marcus Phillips this year.

We're about 48 hours away from Thursday's trade deadline, which means there continue to be new rumors every day. It seems increasingly likely that Minnesota hangs onto starting pitcher Joe Ryan, but crazier things have happened. Let's react to three proposals that might be tough to refuse.