Stephen Vogt, Adam Eaton

Oakland Athletics catcher Stephen Vogt, left, throws to first base as Chicago White Sox's Adam Eaton is forced out at home Sunday.

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Oakland Athletics catcher Stephen Vogt to the Boston Red Sox? Red Sox right fielder Shane Victorino to the Chicago Cubs?

Those are two potential trades that Buster Olney, a senior baseball writer for ESPN The Magazine, discussed on WEEI.com's MFB show Wednesday.

The 30-year-old Vogt is batting .310/.416/.611/1.027 with 15 extra-base hits (nine homers, five doubles, one triple) and 30 RBIs for the slumping A's who are 14-27 and in fifth place in AL West.

Olney did mention that Oakland teams under GM Billy Beane typically improve as the year progresses. That might be a reason the A's are unwilling to make a deal.

But the Red Sox certainly have enough prospects to complete a trade for Vogt, who isn't eligible for free agency until following the 2019 season.

"We came into spring training with the Red Sox thinking, 'You know what? We're going to give Blake Swihart as much time in the minor leagues as possible to develop,'" Olney said. "When you talk with scouts with other teams that are watching Swihart, they're saying to me, they think he's struggling with a learning curve. For catchers that's not unusual.

"That's why guys like Stephen Vogt don't really blossom until they're 26, 27, 28," Olney added. "Because it just takes longer for catchers. Again, if you go out and make a deal for Vogt, he absolutely is a nice fit for the gap of time they need as Swihart develops and Christian Vazquez continues to rehab."

The Red Sox promoted Swihart after starting catcher Ryan Hanigan went on the disabled list. Hanigan is on the 60-day DL with a broken knuckle he had surgically repaired.

"I think as the Red Sox prepare for, at some point, the promotion of Rusney Castillo, I think Shane Victorino and the Cubs would be an interesting match," Olney said. "The Cubs could use some depth. They certainly could use some veteran players. And we know as this season goes along and they're having a good year, they're interested in the idea of trying to win this year. And Victorino could be a guy who could hit against lefties for them and help their outfield defense."

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