Red Sox reliever talks about being the subject of trade rumors
Red Sox reliever John Schreiber is reportedly one of three relievers the club is willing to listen to trade offers, according to MassLive’s Christopher Smith.
“I haven’t heard anything of that,” Schreiber said on the possibility of being traded by the Red Sox. “It is what it is. My main focus right now is to do my job and help the team win some games. And that’s my main focus this year. And you just try and keep all that other stuff on the side. You don’t want any of that stuff to distract you. So like I said, my main focus here is just to do my job out there and help my teammates and be there for my teammates.”
All-Star closer Kenley Jansen and Chris Martin are the other two relievers the club is willing to listen to on trade offers. Both veteran hurlers are free agents at the end of the season.
Jansen has been subject of trade rumors all offseason but the team opted to not deal him at this point. The Sox’ closer is due $16 million this season, after signing a two-year, $32 million deal last winter. The 36-year-old showed up to spring training on Wednesday and is dealing with a sore lat.
Martin is due $9.5 million but will account for an AAA of $8.75 million on the CBT.
It’s unclear as to why the Red Sox would want to trade Schreiber, he is slated to earn $1.175 million in 2024 and he is under team control through the 2026 season. Theoretically the Red Sox could see a larger return for the Michigan native due to his lower salary, being in the first year of his arbitration eligibility and his free agency status.
The 29-year-old says that he is “fully healthy” after missing nearly two months last season with a right teres major strain.
“I'm fully healthy. I wanted to get down here early and get started building up,” Schreiber said in Fort Myers to the Boston Globe’s Pete Abraham.
Schreiber pitched in 46 games, posting a 2-1 record with a 3.86 ERA, two starts as an opener, with 53 strikeouts to 25 walks over 46 2/3 innings.
