There’s a fine line between strategic patience and sitting on your hands, and the Boston Red Sox seem determined to test those limits. Craig Breslow, ever the optimist in a storm, insists his “uncomfortably aggressive” moves were enough. Yet the standings, and perhaps common sense, might argue otherwise. In a league where hesitation is punished, Boston’s deadline gamble could prove painfully expensive.

The Boston Red Sox are winning now, but is it already too late for them to get to the postseason? And if yes, Craig Breslow might be the first person in line to get blamed, and rightfully so. This season started as a mess and is still a mess for the Red Sox, but a little cleaner. And after the Rafael Devers trade, Craig Breslow was already the villain, and the Red Sox not making the pla

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