Roughly a month ago, Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow made several trades that were expected to help the team in both the short term and the long term.
Breslow made five separate trades leading up to the deadline, acquiring left-handed starter James Paxton, right-handed reliever Luis Garcia, right-handed reliever Lucas Sims, catcher Danny Jansen and right-handed pitcher Quinn Priester.
While few believed that these moves would be enough to take the Red Sox to the next level at the time, the deadline looks even worse now.
Let's see how these additions have performed for Boston since the deadline:
James Paxton
Boston sent infield prospect Moises Bolivar to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Paxton roughly a week before the official deadline. The 35-year-old made two full starts for the Red Sox before suffering a torn calf in the first inning of his third. He allowed eight runs (five earned) on 13 hits and two walks while striking out nine batters over 11 innings. He'll be a free agent at the end of the season.
Luis Garcia
Breslow traded infield prospects Matthew Lugo and Niko Kavadas and pitching prospects Ryan Zeferjahn and Yeferson Vargas to the Los Angeles Angels for Garcia. He's been horrendous for Boston, as he posted a 10.32 ERA and a 1.941 WHIP while striking out just 11 batters in his 11 1/3 innings. He landed on the injured list earlier this week with elbow inflammation. He's also set to be a free agent this offseason.
Lucas Sims
Adding Sims cost Boston 19-year-old pitching prospect Ovis Portes. The 30-year-old has been the better of the two relief pitchers that Boston acquired, but not by much. In 11 appearances, he's posted an 8.10 ERA and a 1.600 WHIP while striking out just nine batters in 10 innings. He's also on the injured list with a lat strain. He'll be a free agent at the end of the year.
Danny Jansen
Boston gave up a trio of prospects (Eddinson Paulino, Cutter Coffey and Gilberto Batista) to acquire Jansen from the Toronto Blue Jays. He's split time with Connor Wong behind the plate, and he hasn't been very successful offensively, hitting .224 with a .656 OPS, two home runs and five RBIs in 49 at-bats.
Jansen may have made history earlier in the week, but he's been unremarkable aside from that, and he'll hit the market this offseason.
Quinn Priester
Breslow brought in Priester from the Pittsburgh Pirates for former first-round pick Nick Yorke. After the trade, the 23-year-old pitcher was assigned to Triple-A Worcester where he's made five starts and allowed 18 earned runs on 23 hits and seven walks while striking out 18 batters in 20 innings.
This was the only move that was really for the future, as Priester's still young and could certainly develop into a reliable starter for Boston someday, but he hasn't looked great.
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