A Joe Ryan trade for the Minnesota Twins always seemed unlikely. He is having the best season of his career and sits among the top two arms in the rotation, even when it’s at full health. But even as they tore the 26-man roster to pieces over the past week,

The Boston Red Sox reportedly offered the Minnesota Twins "multiple" top-100 MLB prospects for starting pitcher Joe Ryan, per WEEI's Rob Bradford.

The Red Sox still have a logjam of outfielders after keeping everyone including Duran and Abreu, despite Duran’s name being floated in numerous trade rumors. They failed to get an impact starter, didn’t acquire a bat and didn’t address the hole at first base, but Breslow remains confident with the team he has.