All the trade chatter around Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman isn't getting quieter. If anything, the MLB Trade Deadline drums are beating loudly.

Goodman has been the power source for a Rockies lineup that desperately needs it. He's proven not only to be solid in the batter's box, but has some solid defensive hands behind the plate.

Yet, well, Colorado isn't looking like it will be competing for a division title. The Rockies are looking from way behind right now as they are in last place in the National League West Division. Colorado is close to taking over fourth place from the San Francisco Giants.

That would be a pin in the hats of Rockies president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta, general manager Josh Byrnes, and manager Warren Schaeffer.

Would a trade between the Rockies and Boston Red Sox make sense, with Goodman being the centerpiece of it all?

It should be noted that the Red Sox saw their 15-game winning streak come to an end in a nightcap of a day-night doubleheader with the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on Wednesday night.

Boston has been one of the hottest teams in the entire MLB lately. Imagine them adding a player of Goodman's caliber to their lineup. 

In a recent article for The Athletic, longtime former MLB executive and player Jim Bowden offered his thoughts on a potential Goodman deal. In his eyes, he could see Goodman going to Boston in exchange for left-handed pitcher Connelly Early, right-handed pitcher Kyle Witherspoon, shortstop Marcelo Meyer, and catcher Carlos Narváez.

"I hear the Rockies fans screaming already. 'How can you propose a trade involving our best player and our only All-Star for the past two years?' I get it," Bowden wrote in his analysis piece.

"However, in my early days in the league with the Pittsburgh Pirates, we did this exact same thing," Bowden continued. "We traded our best player — catcher Tony Peña, a four-time All-Star — and brought back center fielder Andy Van Slyke, right-hander Mike Dunne and catcher Mike LaValliere.

"It was a deal that turned the Pirates from cellar dwellers to contenders in just a couple of years," Bowden wrote. "In this proposal, the Red Sox get the big middle-of-the-order bat they need in Goodman, who is controllable through 2029 and arbitration-eligible next year."

Goodman has been hitting dingers in altitude-friendly Coors Field, but he'd also go to Fenway Park, which has a short right-field foul pole — the famed Pesky Pole, named for Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky. And, let's not forget the Green Monster that rules over the left-field area. 

"Yes, his home ballpark is Coors Field, but Goodman has been a much better hitter on the road this year, so his offensive output is no high-altitude mirage," Bowden wrote. "He’s in the 96th percentile for barrel rate and the 88th percentile for bat speed, according to Statcast. Adding his bat solves the Red Sox’s biggest need and puts them in a legitimate position to make the playoffs.

Bowden added, "In return, the Rockies get two young starting pitchers, a middle infielder and a catcher who would replace Goodman behind the plate."

He also pointed out, and rightly so, that the Rockies' starting pitchers have not been performing well this season. There have been too many games where Schaeffer has had to go pull his starter after just three or four innings. Bowden believes that the additions of Early and Witherspoon would really help solve some of those rotation issues.

One more note from Bowden in his analysis piece. He wrote, "A first-round pick in 2021, Mayer will probably be a late bloomer. A change of scenery and a chance to play every day at one position could certainly speed up the timeline for reaching his potential. Narváez has to be in the deal to give the Rockies an everyday catcher to replace Goodman."

Well, Rockies fans, you will have to wait and see if Goodman is dealt, or the Rockies' front office keeps him around for a few more seasons.

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