BOSTON -- The rumors that the Red Sox might trade Jarren Duran started back in early July, roughly around the same time Roman Anthony proved that he was not an overhyped prospect, but instead was tracking to be the superstar to lead Boston into its next era of winning.

It just so happened that the Sox were playing solid baseball leading into the Trade Deadline, and Duran and Anthony were both key contributors in that run.

Sensibly, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow didn’t want to break up his team’s chemistry or momentum. And the asking price for starting pitchers across the board was so high that most of the best ones wound up not getting traded.

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Breslow in fact dodged a bullet by not dealing Duran, as Anthony suffered a season-ending left oblique injury on Sept

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