Overview

• Ken Rosenthal reports that Boston did not intensify trade discussions for Twins All-Star Joe Ryan until the final hour and made no offers including a major-league outfielder.
• The organization presented packages featuring multiple Top-100 prospects—among them Franklin Arias, Jhostynxon Garcia and Payton Tolle—but withheld elite rookie Roman Anthony from talks.
• With only a handful of frontline starters traded league-wide, Minnesota’s high asking price kept the 29-year-old Ryan in its rotation despite Boston’s late push.
• Instead of landing a controllable ace, the Red Sox acquired right-hander Dustin May and veteran southpaw Steven Matz in a relatively quiet deadline exchange.
• Boston has won six straight games and eight of its last ten, propelling the club to the top American League wild-card spot behind its latest roster additions.