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.

The Philadelphia Phillies have been seeing the trade buzz surrounding the Boston Red Sox and might get involved.

I’m tired of talking about the Red Sox being bad, but the Red Sox are bad and haven’t improved. A surefire way for improvement, you might believe, would be trading for better players. The trade deadline is still a few weeks away,