To most eyes, the Red Sox made some underwhelming improvements to the team at the trade deadline. But to the likes of manager Alex Cora and shortstop Trevor Story, they feel they have improved on an already solid squad.

Dan Roche and Joe Weil discuss the moves to get Dustin May and Steven Matz, the disappointment that fans are feeling, and how the Sox stack up against other AL playoff contenders.

It won’t make Red Sox fans feel any better, but chief baseball officer Craig Breslow is insisting that the team tried its hardest.