The Milwaukee Brewers are still hanging around in the National League. They have found their stride and could make a push to win the division as well. Right now, they are 5 1/2 behind the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central.
Even if the Brewers are in the postseason mix by the end of the trade deadline, they may be willing to trade some assets. They have shown in the past that they are willing to trade players a year before it's too late in order to land players to help them in the future. They did so with Josh Hader in the midst of a great season.
This season, they could look to trade Rhys Hoskins. Hoskins signed a two-year deal with the Brewers last offseason. He had a down year last year, but still managed to hit 26 home runs. This season, he is having a better year and has an $18 million mutual option for 2026.
If Hoskins is made available, many teams could be interested in him. FanSided's Tremayne Person predicted he would be traded to the Boston Red Sox this summer.
"The Boston Red Sox are scrambling for stability at first base — and so far, the answers haven’t come from within," wrote Person. "They've experimented with players learning the position on the fly, patching the hole as best they can. But with Triston Casas ruled out for the season and questions lingering about his availability for Opening Day 2026, Boston’s urgency is only growing.
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"That’s where Brewers slugger Rhys Hoskins comes in, who, in the midst of a bounce-back season, checks nearly every box for the Red Sox. He’s a proven right-handed bat with postseason experience, and his contract structure makes him an intriguing deadline target. If Boston is willing to absorb the remainder of his salary and send Milwaukee a package of cost-controlled players with upside, this could be a classic win-win — the kind of long-term value trade Brewers GM Matt Arnold has mastered in recent years."
Hoskins is slashing .256/.348/.427 with nine home runs. He is in a slump right now, but was hitting .276 with an OPS of .849 through May. When he gets out of his slump, he could be a key player for the Red Sox.
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