The trade deadline is rapidly approaching, even as the Red Sox’ annual second half slump complicates their ambitions. CBO Craig Breslow has stated quite matter of factly that he intends to use the trade deadline to improve the team, but we might be talking about small tweaks rather than big changes — think repainting instead of remodeling, maybe. One of baseball’s most respected insiders says not to expect too much, as “Boston is an organization that deeply values operating efficiently, and a market like this is the epitome of inefficient.” (Jeff Passan, ESPN)
Unfortunately, the Sox might have no choice but to target an infielder.