How Red Sox trade deadline moves have resulted in a net-negative impact

The Boston Red Sox made a lot of moves ahead of the 2026 MLB trade deadline, including adding Erik Miller, Adley Rutschman, Curtis Mead, and moving on from Marcelo Mayer and some top prospects.One month later, now that their deadline moves have gotten a chance to prove themselves with their new team, how have the Red Sox trade deadline moves panned out?Bradford Doolittle of ESPN highlighted how the Red Sox have gotten net-negative value from their deadline additions. How this happened is very simple: Rutschman is banged up and not playing well, and Mead is still on the injured list.Why Red Sox had a net-negative MLB trade deadline"Pickup impact: -4.2," Doolittle writes. "... Only five teams have given up more post-deadline runs. Surprising addition Erik Miller has been dynamite as a bullpe