"Duran has some of the filthiest stuff in the league, and the Twins aren't likely to move him this summer unless they get a significant haul in return," wrote Legar.

The Sox have carved out a decent spot: 53-45, three games back in the American League East, in the second wild-card spot.

The Red Sox farm system has long skewed toward position players in recent years and been light on pitching — so much so that part of hiring chief baseball officer Craig Breslow two years ago was to r...