On the even of the MLB trade deadline, Jhoan’s name came up frequently and was connected to several teams including the Red Sox. While Boston already has closer Aroldis Chapman in its bullpen, adding another arm in the bullpen to bolster it would benefit the club looking to make a legitimate postseason push.

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 Boston Red Sox may have made few major moves in recent seasons because rival clubs hate the process of working with them to complete trades. There was hope heading into Thursday’s MLB trade deadline that the Red Sox would make the kind of moves that helped further push them from being pretenders to playoff contenders.