Once the annual trade deadline has passed, the waiver wire is the primary way teams can still acquire new players. The Jays designated Sanchez for assignment on Tuesday. The move allowed Sanchez to go through waivers, where the Red Sox put in their claim on him.

It has been nearly two months since the Boston Red Sox traded Rafael Devers, and the joke is on everyone who thought it would lead to their ruination.

Here are three moves that the Boston Red Sox and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow should make now that the MLB trade deadline has passed.