According to the Boston Globe, the Red Sox might be getting Arizona's Chris Carter from the Nationals in return for Wily Mo Pena.
Leave it to the Red Sox to try to turn a seemingly minor deal into a three-way trade.
Carter, who turns 25 next month, is batting .328/.385/.531 for Triple-A Tucson.
The first baseman is expendable in Arizona, so the Nationals might have a deal in place to get him in return for a pitching prospect.
It's unclear whether the trade has any chance of being completed now or if it will have to wait until October, when waivers with no longer be a factor.
The Sox moved Peña to create a roster spot for pitcher Clay Buchholz, who won his big league debut, then was optioned back to Pawtucket to make room for Jacoby Ellsbury, who led off and played center field Friday night.
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