For the third time in four games, Trevor Story went yard as part of a three-home run barrage by the Red Sox offense, which paced the club to a 7-3 win over the Astros on Saturday. Trailing 2-0 after the top of the first,

- Boston Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck walks to the dugout after being pulled against the Detroit Tigers in the third inning during a baseball game, May 12, 2025,

It seemed like the Red Sox would be aggressive buyers at the trade deadline, especially after getting rid of Devers’ contract. While they did make some moves, they weren’t anything special on the surface. ESPN’s David Schoenfield named Boston as one of the trade deadline losers.

After a frenetic trade deadline came and went, let’s take stock of who maximized their World Series chances and who could have done more (or less).