Red Sox most likely to trade away $6 million signing that was an odd move from the start

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The Boston Red Sox are having a nightmare season, with the Alex Cora firing, the injured stars, and the regression from many of the team's hitters. It's been brutal in 2026.

Amid such a bad season, it would not be a surprise at all if, come the MLB Trade Deadline, the Red Sox wound up selling a few of their players.

Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller identified the Red Sox's most likely trade candidate this season as Isiah Kiner-Falefa, a versatile fielder who signed for $6 million this offseason.

"If and when they call Kristian Campbell back up at some point, the Red Sox would have even less use for IFK," Miller writes. "They presumably won't be able to get much for him other than a bit of salary relief, but that's not nothing."

Boston trading away Kiner-Falefa this year would be a signal that this $6 million offseason signing was a complete waste, as even in the moment, it didn't seem like a good decision to spend $6 million on someone who wasn't going to be heavily involved.