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Things are starting to take shape for Jakob Junis’s market. Several rumors indicate that the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies are two of the teams interested in the adaptable right-handed pitcher.

Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription needed) reporter Scott Lauber said that the Phillies are interested in both Junis and seasoned reliever Phil Maton. However, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.Com verified that the Red Sox were interested in Ryne Stane and Junis.

Junis is viewed as a pitcher that can work both out of the bullpen and the rotation by both organizations. Andrew Bailey, who spent the previous four seasons as the Giants’ pitching coach, is now the pitching coach in Boston. He had previously worked with the seasoned pitcher for two years, so there is a tie to the Red Sox.

Junis, a 2011 graduate of Rock Falls Township High School in Rock Falls, Florida, was originally selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 29th round. Considering that the draft ends after just 20 rounds, it is an amazing feat that he made it to the majors and has played for seven years.

Before being non-tendered following the 2021 season, the righty pitcher was a member of the Royals for his first five seasons. With two years of team control remaining, the Giants signed him in what turned out to be a quiet opportunistic move.

Junis had a good amount of strikeouts and few walks while with Kansas City, but he was too easily hit by a long ball. He mostly used his slider and four-seam fastball, the former being by far his best pitch, and frequently flashed four or more pitches.

He kept throwing a variety of pitches after moving to San Francisco, but he started using sliders more frequently—it got as high as 62.5 percent in 2023. Despite the increase in usage, opposing hitters only managed a.216 batting average against it in the previous season.