With less than four days to go until the MLB trade deadline, the landscape of who is a buyer and seller is beginning to become clearer. Among the teams firmly in the buying camp is the Boston Red Sox, who are hot after power to add to their lineup that’s hit the second-fewest home runs in baseball. Among the teams firmly in that sell camp are the Colorado Rockies, who find themselves in the midst of a major rebuild. 

Among the players Colorado could look to move ahead of Monday’s deadline is All-Star catcher Hunter Goodman, one of the best power hitters in baseball. Though with three years of control and a host of teams interested in his services, he won’t come cheap. Should the Red Sox expend the assets necessary to land the All-Star? 

The 26-year-old has become one of the best power hitters in baseball over the last two seasons, launching 62 home runs over 244 games played, second among all catchers, behind only 2025 MVP runner-up Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners. 

In those 244 games, Goodman has hit .268/.324/.531/.855, leading all catchers in slugging percentage and OPS en route to back-to-back All-Star appearances. 

While there is always some concern with hitters who spend half of their season playing in Coors Field, Goodman has done well to quell those concerns. In 52 games on the road, the 26-year-old has performed better than he has at home, hitting .273/.341/.581/.922 with 18 of his 31 home runs on the road. 

Though he is not without his flaws at the plate, he ranks among the worst hitters in the sport when it comes to swing and miss. Goodman’s 36.1 percent whiff rate ranks in the 4th percentile in baseball, while his chase rate of 39.9 percent falls in the seventh percentile. The poor whiff and chase rates lead to a 33.3 percent strikeout rate, the second-highest among 147 qualified hitters in the sport, trailing only Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber. 

Defensively, Goodman is middle-of-the-pack, ranking in the 46th percentile in blocks-above-average, 47th percentile in caught steals above average, 56th percentile in pop time, and 28th percentile in framing. He has, however, excelled with the ABS challenge system, overturning 58 of his 88 challenged calls, making up some for his struggles with framing. 

According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, two American League East rivals join the Red Sox in expressing interest in Goodman: the Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees. As such, the Rockies have all the leverage as three divisional foes fight to land what may be the best bat on the market.  “The Rockies face no urgency to move Goodman, who is under club control for three additional seasons. So, they’re asking for multi-player packages led by teams’ No. 1 prospects,” wrote Rosenthal on Thursday. 

Boston's No. 1 prospect is, of course, shortstop Franklin Arias, the No. 3 prospect in the sport according to Baseball America. While Boston has been rumored to be looking for a “long-term solution” at shortstop, moving on from Arias and additional prospects to land Goodman would not only be an incredibly rich price to pay, but also force Breslow to either make an additional deal to land that shortstop of the future, or continue to give Marcelo Mayer a chance to take the reins at the position. 

Rosenthal notes that interested teams and Colorado are in a staring contest of sorts, hoping Colorado lowers its ask as the deadline draws closer. However, to have three divisional rivals bidding against each other is something a selling team can only dream of. For the Red Sox though, Goodman would offer a long-term answer at one of their weakest positions both at the major league level and in the farm system, while adding the thump that the lineup desperately needs. 

However, Arias is the No. 3 prospect in baseball, a much higher price to pay than Tampa Bay or New York, whose top prospects rank within the top 20. Ultimately, it may come down to the pieces in addition to Arias required to get a deal done. If Boston can acquire Goodman without moving on from other top prospects like pitchers Kyson Witherspoon and Anthony Eyanson, or hard-hitting outfielder Anthony Eyanson, using Mayer and those assets to land a shortstop in addition to Goodman, the Red Sox could position themselves to be one of the best lineups in baseball for years to come, all while keeping a premier power bat away from your division rivals. 

WBZ and WEEI's Joe Weil joined the 'Entering Kenmore' Podcast to discuss the Red Sox' miraculous midseason turnaround, their pursuit of upgrades ahead of the deadline, and more. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts or YouTube!

The MLB Trade Deadline is Aug. 3 at 6:00 p.m. ET.