Who will Craig Breslow and the Red Sox pick up before Thursday's MLB trade deadline? Follow along for live updates.

The Red Sox are maintaining a defiant stance that the players they have — the ones who have gotten them this far — are good enough.

Of note, Bowden identified the Red Sox as the team “that asked for too much in trades,” citing multiple MLB general managers. That led to another undesirable superlative for Boston: “The fan base that heard crickets.”