The Boston Red Sox tried and failed to trade for Minnesota Twins ace Joe Ryan at the deadline, but this woulda-could-shoulda package probably gets it done.

According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Astros were looking to land a Minnesota Twins reliever at the trade deadline, with an eye on Griffin Jax, a right-handed reliever. But, they weren't pursuing him alone; he would've been a part of the Carlos Correa blockbuster.

Even though the Minnesota Twins had talks with the Boston Red Sox about Joe Ryan leading up to the trade deadline, one player whose name never came up in discussions was Roman Anthony.