Duran has home runs in his last two games and five in July, after only two in each of the season's first three months. He put up an incredible 1.093 OPS this month, which ranks fifth in all of baseball, and for all the hand-wringing about his regression from the breakout 2024 campaign he had, his season OPS now sits at a very respectable .793.

Potential Jarren Duran to Padres Trade Receives Update on Tuesday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Red Sox are probably going to keep Jarren Duran, but if they deal him before the trade deadline, rumors of a Pirates deal linger.