A former general manager believes the Boston Red Sox still aren't ruling out the idea of trading outfielder Jarren Duran before the MLB trade deadline.

Jarren Duran is expected to remain with the Boston Red Sox through Thursday's MLB trade deadline. Boston is no longer entertaining a trade for the speedy outfielder, according to a report by WEEI's Rob Bradford on Monday.

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.

So far, the Padres have been the team most heavily linked to Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran. Recently, reports surfaced that suggested the Red Sox are no longer entertaining trade offers for the 28-year-old ( h/t Bob Nightengale of USA Today ). However, a new update has surfaced on Tuesday that will be worth monitoring until Thursday.

The Boston Red Sox trading Jarren Duran seems unlikely, but if they do, they might have to get creative to get back what they need.

Jarren Duran and Roman Anthony both had big nights Saturday as the Red Sox claimed an exciting win over Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers. Their reward? Being flip-flopped in the batting order a day later.

A trade idea involving Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran includes a return package of Guardians pitchers Shane Bieber and Emmanuel Clase.