Craig Breslow has maintained that the Red Sox will add at the trade deadline. If so, how could that look? To discuss the deadline and set up a crucial week for the club, Red Sox beat writer Jen McCaffrey hosted a live Q&A with The Athletic subscribers on Tuesday afternoon. Here are five key questions that were asked and answered during the chat.

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Discover the Red Sox’s ideal trade proposal for Nationals ace MacKenzie Gore, analyzing top prospects, rotation impact, and future outlook.

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Arraez is on a one-year, $14 million deal and is set to hit the free agency market at the end of the season. For that reason alone, the Padres may look to trade him. The Athletic also believes that's the case, naming some interesting trade scenarios that could play out for the left-handed hitter.

The Mets look to extend their seven-game winning streak against a Padres team that is starting to pick up some steam on Monday night at Petco Park.

The MLB trade deadline is quickly approaching and it’s unclear what the Red Sox will do. Boston has some holes to fill come Thursday including first base. While Romy Gonzalez and Abraham Toro have filled in fine during Triston Casas’ absence,