The Sox' relief corps features a few logical trade candidates, though the series against the Cubs hasn't gone well for a couple of them.

Currently half a game behind the NL East-leading New York Mets, manager Rob Thomson and his crew are eyeing their fourth consecutive trip to the playoffs, and if the season ended today, they’d Wild Card their way into September and (hopefully for their sake) beyond.

Even now, the possibility of the Seattle Mariners pulling off a trade for Luis Robert Jr. might not sound especially appetizing. In fact, it might even be downright repulsive. It's a notion that has been floated in the past, including by MLB insider ...