The Boston Red Sox tried and failed to trade for Minnesota Twins ace Joe Ryan at the deadline, but this woulda-could-shoulda package probably gets it done.

Here is more information as to when the Red Sox were 'seriously engaged' with the Twins about a trade for Joe Ryan

Even though the Minnesota Twins had talks with the Boston Red Sox about Joe Ryan leading up to the trade deadline, one player whose name never came up in discussions was Roman Anthony.