Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow came up short in his pursuit of a hitter. “We spent pretty significant time trying to add a bat."

The Boston Red Sox are trying to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2021, but it seemed the team fell short of making the big splash it wanted to at Thursday's trade deadline. "I understand the frustration and the disappointment.

After a month-plus of talking about flexibility gained from the Rafael Devers trade, the Red Sox basically stood pat on deadline day.  There was no impact move made by chief baseball officer Craig Breslow,