This article was originally published on www.si.com as Red Sox Add Dodgers World Series Champ Dustin May to Rotation. The Boston Red Sox have reportedly added a starting pitcher—but not one that many envisioned.

With the MLB trade deadline just a few days away, trade discussions are beginning to pick up steam. Both the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox have been viewed as teams to watch. At this point in the year,

BOSTON -- The Red Sox and Dodgers brought star-studded teams into a highly-anticipated showdown in the 2018 World Series. The Red Sox won the battle in five games while the Dodgers won two titles in the years since then. The teams are separated by just five wins this season as they began a three-game series at Fenway Park on Friday.