Two summers ago, Chaim Bloom made the unusual decision to sign Rob Refsnyder to a reasonable extension before he hit free agency. Could Craig Breslow do the same?

The Boston Red Sox are in need of a first baseman and here are three players that could help save their season.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/red-sox as Red Sox Should Acquire Former All-Star 1B To Replace Abraham Toro. The Boston Red Sox need to treat the first base position as a serious need at the trade deadline.

The Red Sox righty, who was acquired in a trade last month, has a 0.87 ERA in 11 outings with Boston. He reached 102 mph when he was 20, he said.

The Boston Red Sox ended the first half of the season on a high note. They are in a position to be buyers, but that does not mean they will not entertain trading some of their own stars to get better.

San Diego Padres receive outfielder Jarren Duran. One proposed trade from Sportsnaut's Matt Johnson pitched the Red Sox shipping Duran to the Padres for San Diego closer Robert Suarez and a couple prospects. However, SI on Red Sox' Jackson Roberts wasn't a major advocate for that trade proposal.

Both Jeff Passan and Ken Rosenthal believe that the Red Sox can be legitimate World Series contenders this fall.