Now they’ve had such a dramatic We Tried that they’re dragging me kicking and screaming out of We Tried retirement. Oh, and the Red Sox roped me back in too, because of course they did. Regardless of the reasons for it, though, the Red Sox delivered a doozy of a We Tried. On Saturday, Sean McAdam of MassLive published a column with the headline “Red Sox trade rumors: Talks with Reds involving Elly De La Cruz go nowhere.” Since he debuted on June 6, 2023, De La Cruz has put up over 40% of the Reds’ position player WAR.