One report said that the Red Sox and Craig Breslow weren't willing to part with one of their major league outfielders for Joe Ryan.

The Red Sox made two additions to the pitching staff at the deadline, sending away only prospects. Breslow said he believes the team the front office has built can "make it to the postseason.”

After an underwhelming trade deadline that netted the Red Sox two rental pitchers in Steven Matz and Dustin May, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow vowed that the lack of impact acquisitions wasn’t due to a lack of aggressiveness by Boston’s front office.