The Red Sox reportedly made a late push at July’s MLB trade deadline to try and land Twins ace Joe Ryan at the buzzer.
Boston ultimately wasn’t able to push a deal across before the deadline passed. But Ryan’s standing as a cost-controlled, quality arm made him the type of target that Boston could circle back on this offseason — especially as a legitimate No. 2 option to place behind Garrett Crochet in the Red Sox’ rotation.
But citing a major league source, WEEI’s Rob Bradford reported on Monday that the Red Sox “have drawn back on their pursuit of the Twins ace after making Ryan a primary target in late July.