Marcelo Mayer's injury is leading to a lot of moving parts for the Red Sox. It could also impact how Craig Breslow approaches next week's trade deadline.

It’s not easy for a team to stay in contention after trading its best player, but that’s exactly what the Boston Red Sox are doing. They traded star designated hitter / third baseman Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in June, but they still own the AL’s third Wild Card spot ahead of Friday’s bout with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Boston Red Sox will be without one of their young guns for at least a week and change following an injury in Philadelphia.