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Red Sox fans upset with Craig Breslow for giving up top prospect in Steven Matz trade

In their efforts to help the bullpen at the trade deadline, the Boston Red Sox acquired another left-handed reliever for the cost of a rising prospect.

St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Steven Matz joins the Boston Red Sox at the 2025 MLB trade deadline. | Dilip Vishwanat/GettyImages

No matter which sect of the Boston Red Sox fanbase you ask, Craig Breslow and the front office did not live up to expectations at the trade deadline.

The Red Sox were rumored to be in the market for some of the best controllable starting pitchers on the market —including Breslow's personal white whale, Joe Ryan — but came away with just rental reliever Steven Matz (St.