The Boston Red Sox are not playing great and are in danger of falling out of contention by the July 31 trade deadline. They could then trade a star player.

There are more than five weeks before the MLB trade deadline. Still, ESPN ranks two Red Sox stars as the top two candidates to be dealt this summer.

The Boston Red Sox have had a tough couple days and are back down to .500. Boston has a 40-40 record and is six games behind the New York Yankees for the top sp

ANAHEIM, Calif. ― The Red Sox’ longest road trip of the season, which began last week with a stunning pre-flight trade, ended Wednesday amid a spiral. On the three-city, nine-game, 10-day West Coast odyssey, the Sox finished 3-6. They averaged 3.1 runs per game and batted .188.