With the Red Sox sputtering this week and struggling to find answers in the back half of the pitching rotation, it’s fair to revisit the team’s relative lack of action at the trade deadline. With the Sox having visited the Diamondbacks this weekend, reports surfaced about the trade talks that the two teams engaged in, primarily centered around Zac Gallen. What was the sticking point? The Sox wouldn’t include AAA pitching prospect Connelly Early in the deal. (Alex Speier and Tim Healy, Boston Globe)

I’m not going to complain about the Sox holding on to Early instead of giving him up for a rental with a 4.77 ERA… but the starting pitching situation does look dire right now. While Garrett Crochet will give the team a good chance to win tonight against the Sacramento A’s, tomorrow night’s sta

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