It was a relatively quiet trade deadline for the Red Sox, as and were the only additions brought onto the roster for the pennant race. However, the Sox had their eyes on plenty of bigger targets, including the teams previously-reported pushes for the Twins and the Marlins . provides some details on those pursuits, saying that the Red Sox were willing to dig deep into the prospect depth to try and secure a deal. Anybody and everybody from the Soxs minor league system was available to some extent, Bradford writes. Boston offered multiple packages that included two of , , and as the headliners, with other names also involved from the top ten names on the clubs prospect rankings. Since the Marlins and Twins didnt seem to be prioritizing the addition of big league players, Red Sox officials saw Alcantara and Ryan as particularly good fits since Boston didnt want to trade from its Major League roster. A match didnt happen, of course, and Xavier Tillman Jersey Bradford characterizes the talks with the Twins as somewhat one-sided on Bostons part. Ultimately, Minnesota never acted, not informing the Red Sox chief decision-makers what level of offer would be needed to pull off.a move for a controllable ace starting pitcher, Bradford writes. reported that the Twins actually did want some MLB-level talent, as Minnesota wanted either or in a Ryan trade package. As much as the Twins deadline fire sale was about shedding payroll, Duran or Abreu are arbitration-controlled through the 2028 season. Obtaining a controllable starting outfielder wouldve been a sign that the Twins still want to return to competitive baseball as soon as 2026, and Thursdays stunning set of moves wasnt the first step of a rebuild proce s. The clubs other deadline moves saw multiple players with MLB experience obtained, including such names as , , and . Turning to the injury front, Nightengale writes that could be facing a season-ending wrist surgery, as the rookie infielders sprained wrist is more serious than the Red Sox initially envisioned. Mayer was placed on the 10-day IL a little over a week ago and he recently received an injection in his wrist to help with the healing proce s. Speaking with and other reporters, Sox chief baseball officer didnt rule out the po sibility of surgery. For now, the hope is that the injection gives him the best chance to be back on the field this season. Its a credit to him to try to do anything he can to get back . Mayer has hit .228/.272/.402 over his first 136 plate appearances in the Show. While not a standout performance, it isnt unexpected for a player to need time to adjust to the majors, plus it helps that a healthy Mayer would be a luxury at this point for a crowded Red Sox infield. Now that is back from the IL and has moved into regular second-base duty, the teams everyday lineup is pretty set, so Mayer might only be in line for a bench role if he is able to get back to action. One player whose return seems a little more likely is , though Breslow warned that its hard to put a timetable on it given the topsy-turvy nature of the recovery to date . Slaten hasnt pitched since May 28 due to right shoulder inflammation, though as the reliever told , he was also dealing with a nerve i sue related to his transverse bone . That problem has now been corrected, and Slatens restarted throwing progre sion hit another checkpoint with a bullpen se sion on Saturday. The Sox will continue with a more gradual build-up and a minor league rehab a signment will surely be nece sary given how much time Slaten has mi sed. If all goes well, Slaten feels hell be back by September, and ready to continue building on what is becoming an impre sive resume. Slaten has a 3.09 ERA over 78 2/3 relief innings since making his MLB debut last season. Andre Iguodala Jersey