MLB 2025 trade deadline: Front office execs under most pressure

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The Boston Red Sox might be the best embodiment of the emotional swings that teams go through in this era of major league baseball.

Ten days ago, they had dropped nine of their past 12 games, and industry executives were eyeing the strongest parts on Boston's roster in case the team was forced to start dealing players before the July 31 trade deadline. But instead, right-hander Hunter Dobbins notched two wins against the New York Yankees, Roman Anthony arrived in the big leagues (finally) and the Red Sox are back to .500, fostering a run at the postseason, real or imagined.

Then, a Father's Day trade, out of the blue: Craig Breslow, the head of baseball operations for the…