In a recent report from Sean McAdam of Boston Sports Journal, he writes that the Boston Red Sox "investigated" relating to Miami Marlins first baseman Garrett Cooper. Cooper enjoyed the healthiest season of his career in 2022, playing a personal-best 119 video games. He peaked during a heated June (. 378/. 418/. 511/. 929/ 2 HR/16 RBI) and made his initial All-Star Game. However, Cooper was not as efficient in the 2nd fifty percent of the year and he endured a season-ending left 5th metacarpal fracture in late September. The Red Sox are coming off an unsatisfactory season, winning just 78 games after getting to the playoffs in 2021. Just like the Marlins, they are seeking to include even more offense this wintertime and have dropped brief in bidding for several freelance bats. At first glance, Cooper appears like a strange suit Boston where they have Eric Hosmer, Bobby Dalbec and top possibility Tristan Casas as choices to play very first base and DH. However McAdam reports that Dalbec is a trade prospect, and he keeps in mind just how Cooper played some outfield in previous periods. Additionally, with Cooper being a right-handed hitter while Hosmer and Casas are left-handed, this could be a platoon situation. To be clear, Miami would certainly not deal Cooper unless the team authorized or traded for one more initial baseman. It is a slim position since Jess Aguilar and Lewin Daz are no much longer with the organization. In my last short article, I stated the possibility of the Marlins getting Luis Arrez. If that occurred, Cooper might be exchanged for items with even more years of club control (Cooper is qualified for totally free company after next season). Do the Marlins and the Red Sox pair all right the make a Garrett Cooper trade?Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos using Getty Images Considering the Red Sox lineup, it's vague what the Marlins would certainly be aiming to obtain in return for Cooper. One possibility is Alex Verdugo. Verdugo reduced. 280/. 328/. 405/. 732/ 11 HR/74 RBI. This was thought about a down year for the gifted outfielder as he slashed a whole lot much better in 2021 and received AL MVP elects in 2020. It most likely would not be a one-for-one profession-- the Marlins would certainly have to quit a little bit more than Cooper alone-- but Verdugo makes sense as the group's main left fielder with Jorge Soler anticipated to transition to DH in 2023. Verdugo includes 2 years of club control. Another name to take into consideration is Jarren Duran. Although Duran's numbers in the majors so much have not been the very best--. 219/. 269/. 354/. 622/ 5 HR/29 RBI-- there is hope that he can improve. Most electrical outlets rated him as a MLB Top 100 possibility going into in 2015 Marlins Shorts. Showing up via the minors, Duran resembled a feasible fast, top-of-the-order player. Duran is additionally a key center fielder which is a massive requirement for Miami. There is the threat that the 26-year-old never ever finds out how to strike at the greatest degree, but with the right changes, he can be a useful lasting item. These teams have actually made trades with each other before, however just one in the last years. 3 years earlier, the Marlins sent Austin Brice to Boston for Angeudis Santos, that is still establishing in their farm system. Baseball-Reference Keep in mind that any type of profession involving Garrett Cooper relies on the Marlins making an equivalent action for a usable substitute at very first base. Options include trade targets Luis Arrez and Christian Walker, and free agents Brandon Belt, Yuli Gurriel, and Trey Mancini. Aside from the Red Sox, what landing places make good sense for Cooper? Allow us know in the remarks.