It appears Joe Ryan was not traded on Thursday, despite seemingly everyone else on the roster leaving Minnesota. Fox Sports originally sent out the trade, but then later deleted the post. Yahoo then posted the news and gave Jon Morosi the credit. The trade did not get done, and working on what went wrong with this deal.

Baseball chief Craig Breslow said the failure to land any big names wasn't for lack of trying: 'We pursued a number of impact opportunities.'

The Red Sox could benefit from upgrading their bullpen, and it appears they are interested in a star relief pitcher.