The Boston Red Sox rotation, outside of Garrett Crochet, has been a letdown. The team could address its need at the trade deadline.

Both Chapman and Refsyder will be free agents next year and would be solid improvements over Max Kepler and Jordan Romano. For the Red Sox, bringing in Abel could solidify the rotation for years to come. In 23.1 innings this season, Abel owns a 3.47 ERA.

Hicks, a 28-year-old righty who Boston acquired from the Giants in the Rafael Devers trade, got Reds’ Rece Hinds to ground out on a 100.5 mph sinker. He also struck out Tyler Stephenson looking on a 99.5 mph sinker in a perfect eighth inning.