MLB Rumors: Boston Red Sox & Oakland Athletics Failed Trade

According to Alex Speier, the Boston Red Sox expressed interest in Oakland A's catcher Sean Murphy before the deadline, but a deal of course did not come to fruition.

The Red Sox had themselves a strange trade deadline, as they were a mixture of both buyers and sellers. They most notably traded away catcher Christian Vazquez to the Houston Astros. Adding Murphy would have been a solid replacement for them, but alas, that doesn't matter at this juncture of the year.

In 99 games this season with the A's, Murphy has 13 home runs, 48 RBIs, and a .248 batting average.