The Boston Red Sox's 2025 trade deadline is widely considered a failure. Instead, Craig Breslow, the team's chief baseball officer, decided to invest in lower-tier additions to help push the team over the hump and into the postseason.

The Boston Red Sox were probably right to trade Rafael Devers, but what they got in return for him proved to be a failed gamble. Kyle Harrison, one of the prospects acquired from the San Francisco Giants as part of the deal,

In the immediate aftermath of the deadline, it doesn't feel like the Red Sox did much of anything, let alone enough to solidify them as a serious playoff team.