{"id":3745,"date":"2026-06-27T22:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T22:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3745"},"modified":"2026-06-27T22:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T22:34:08","slug":"jake-bennett-has-been-everything-the-red-sox-could-have-hoped-for-when-they-traded-for-him-in-the-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3745","title":{"rendered":"Jake Bennett has been everything the Red Sox could have hoped for when they traded for him in the offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Red Sox made what executives like to call a \u201cgood baseball trade\u201d when they acquired Jake Bennett from the Nationals in December.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bennett was a 25-year-old lefthander and former second-round pick who was close to being ready for the majors. He was swapped for Luis Perales, a 22-year-old righthander with a bright future who had missed much of the previous season recovering from Tommy John surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sox saw Bennett as a potentially valuable depth starter as they chased a postseason berth. For the rebuilding Nationals, Perales better fit their timeline for contention and offered more upside.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That Washington had hired Red Sox assistant general manager Paul Toboni as its president of baseball operations a few months earlier made the trade puzzle easy to solve.<\/span><\/p>\n

The deal has been a winner for the Sox. Bennett faced the Yankees for the first time in his nascent career on Saturday afternoon and allowed one run on three hits over 6\u2153 innings in a 4-1 victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

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