The 2022 MLB trade deadline passed yesterday and with no shortage of fanfare. Juan Soto is now a Padre, Jorge López is now a Twin, Frankie Montas is now a Yankee, Joey Gallo is now a Dodger, and that’s just naming a few of the major deals that went down.
Such an active deadline was fun to watch, but if we just look at it from the perspective of the Boston Red Sox, it is a bit more puzzling. The Red Sox didn’t tear everything down by any means, but they also didn’t make any huge impact moves.