Craig Breslow Reveals Red Sox's Lofty Expectations For 2026 MLB Trade Deadline

Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow

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The 2026 MLB Trade Deadline is still nearly three months away, but Boston Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow is already starting to think about how he can improve this year's roster and position the Red Sox for the playoff race.

Based on his comments to WEEI on Thursday, Breslow expects to be aggressive at this year's deadline, buying rather than selling.

"Our hope and our expectation is over the next two and a half months that we have leading up to the deadline, we're gonna play quality, consistent baseball that's gonna end up with us winning a bunch of games," Breslow said. "We're gonna be in a position to make moves that improve our outlook in '26. That was the expectation all offseason. That's what we talked about all spring."

Breslow said those high expectations and goals contributed to the team's early dismissal of Alex Cora and much of the coaching staff two weeks ago.