It legitimately never made sense that the Boston Red Sox gave $6 million to infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa.

Who were they even bidding against? The light-hitting nine-year veteran utility man was on the Toronto Blue Jays for the World Series last season only because he was waived by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He's now been in Boston for six weeks and has only started 12 games, batting a cool .205 with no extra-base hits.

With the Red Sox trying to recover from their dastardly start and sitting six games under .500 entering play on Wednesday, an interesting question recently came up: Is there any realistic shot that Kiner-Falefa gets traded this summer?

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Why Kiner-Falefa trade buzz is complicated

Apr 14, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Boston Red Sox second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa (2) throws the ball to first base for an out against the Minnesota Twins in the fourth inning at Target Field.…