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To date, the have been among the least active teams in baseball this offseason. They've signed outfielder and righty to low-cost one-year contracts, made a Rule 5 Draft pick (righty Garrett Whitlock), and that's about it Miles Wood Jersey . Oh, , though a manager's impact is up for debate.Boston went 24-36 with a 5.58 ERA in 2020, though there are reasons to believe they will improve just by sticking with incumbents. is , is due back from Tommy John surgery at midseason, and middle-of-the-order sluggers like and J.D. Martinez could have bounce-back seasons.Another Red Sox hitter who needs a bounce-back season: . The 26-year-old outfielder went 4 for 39 (.103) with 17 strikeouts before a rib injury ended his 2020 season on Aug. 11. Benintendi may not get an opportunity to have a bounce-back season, however. At least not in Boston. he is being discu sed in trade talks.Selling low on a talented player is rarely a good idea -- Benintendi's value is most certainly down following his miserable 2020 and underwhelming (but not truly terrible) 2019 -- though it never hurts to listen either. You never know when someone will offer their for your Victor Zambrano. A Benintendi trade may happen fairly soon. Rival executive familiar with Red Sox thinking said he would be shocked if Andrew Benintendi wasnt traded before the end of the weekend. Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) Benintendi's trade value is down, for sure. Even if you're willing to throw out 2020 given his injury and the unusual circumstances -- he is hardly the only player to have a down year following the shutdown and abbreviated summer camp -- Benintendi went from a 123 OPS+ and 4.5 WAR in 2018 to a 103 OPS+ and 1.8 WAR in 2019. At his age and his third full season, he should have taken a step forward, not a step back.Squint your eyes and you can see some silver linings in Benintendi's 2019. His average exit velocity (88.6 mph to 89.1 mph), hard-hit rate (33.7 percent to 37.8 percent), and (6.4 percent to 8.1 percent) all increased from 2018 to 2019, so he was still making quality contact. That said, his strikeout (16.0 percent to 22.8 percent) and swing-and-mi s (7.5 percent to 11.6 percent) rates went in the wrong direction, so he made le s contact overall.Benintendi is still very young, he was the consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball four years ago, and he hit . Jack Hughes Women Jersey 290/.366/.465 with 16 home runs and 21 stolen bases during Boston's World Series season in 2018. He's shown the ability to be an impact player on a contending team. Even after last year, buying low on Benintendi is awfully appealing. Let's dive into this rumor. NYY LF #18 BA0.103R4HR0RBI1SB1 Benintendi is owed $6.6 million in 2021 and will remain under team control as an arbitration-eligible player in 2022. He'll then qualify for free agency, so he comes with two years of control. When gauging a player's trade value, it's helpful to look at similar players who were traded in the recent past. Here are a few big-name position players who were dealt with two years of team control: , to : Traded for two top-10 team prospects ( and ). , to : Traded for a top-70 MLB prospect ( ), two top-10 team prospects ( and ), and a non-top 30 team prospect ( ). , to : Traded with team top-15 prospect ( ) for an MLB player with four years of control (Renfroe), a top-100 MLB prospect ( ), and a non-prospect to be named later ( ).J.T. Realmuto, Marlins to : Traded for an MLB player with five years of control ( ), a top-15 MLB prospect ( ), a top-30 team prospect ( ), and international bonus pool money.Those trade packages are all over the map, which isn't particularly helpful. Further complicating matters is the fact all four of those players had much better seasons the year prior to their trade than P K Subban Jersey Benintendi did last year. Realmuto was an All-Star his final year with Miami. Ozuna was an All-Star and received MVP votes. Marte and Pham far outplayed Benintendi leading up to their trades.Three of those trades brought back a top-100 prospect plus secondary pieces, and every package included multiple players. There was no big 1-for-1 trade. Because Benintendi is a change-of-scenery candidate, the Red Sox could look to move him in a 1-for-1 deal for another team's change-of-scenery candidate. Maybe the pitching version of Benintendi? I'm not sure that pitcher exists. Another complicating factor is the free agent market. Why trade players -- potentially young prospects -- for Benintendi when you can sign a free agent and Jamie Langenbrunner Women Jersey keep your youngsters? You don't nece sarily have to sign Ozuna or to get Benintendi level production. or could do the trick. Benintendi is younger and po se ses more upside (in theory), but spending money on a free agent is a viable alternative. .For what it's worth, at least one team has "discu sed trading big league pitching depth for Benintendi," which would fit Boston's needs. Given his down year, I think a legitimate MLB pitcher or a top-100 prospect would be a good return for Benintendi. Not a great return, nece sarily, but good given the circumstances. It would be a surprise if he fetched as much as Marte, Ozuna, Pham, or Realmuto at this point in time.The , , and have all been in touch with the Red Sox about Benintendi, , and another American League team is in the mix as well, though that team's identity is not known. Those are the only teams publicly connected to Benintendi so far. Houston could lose Brantley and Springer to free agency, so they badly need an outfielder. They're an obvious fit. The A's have a full outfield ( , , ), though they could figure out a way to make it work. The Rangers are emphasizing youth this offseason and a Benintendi pickup would fit the /Nate Lowe mold.Here are 10 other teams that could use Benintendi. To be clear, this is my speculation, and I'm ruling out AL East teams ( and , specifically) given the intra-division rivalry thing that has derailed countle s trades over the years.Po sible landing spots for Andrew Benintendi There's an open outfield spot alongside and . The Graeme Clarke Women Jersey could put out there, though he fits best at first base. Benintendi in right and Walsh at first is preferable to Walsh in right and at first. Would Anaheim further reduce Pujols' playing time? Benintendi would allow the team to remain patient with top prospect , if nothing else. Ozuna is a free agent and was non-tendered, leaving a great big opening in left field. Dating back to his time with Toronto, president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos has a long track record of buying low on former top prospects, and Benintendi certainly fits the mold. President of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi has done fine work rebuilding the team's outfield on the cheap these last two years. Trading for Benintendi would not be the same as picking up or for table scraps, but the fact of the matter is he'd make them better, and San Francisco could easily accommodate